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District 8, St. Mary Parish, LA

4,947 Population
31.8 square miles 155.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±6.8 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in St. Mary Parish: 39.7 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Louisiana: 38 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$26,426 ±$4,648 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in St. Mary Parish: $28,265 ±$1,551
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Louisiana: $35,038 ±$248
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$54,253 ±$9,606 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in St. Mary Parish: $52,576 ±$3,030
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Louisiana: $60,756 ±$408
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

19.7% ±7.6% (962  ±399) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in St. Mary Parish: 20.8% † 9,809 (±2.6% / ±1,218)
  • a little higher than the rate in Louisiana: 18.9% 848,967 (±0.3% / ±13,955)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.5 minutes ±3.5 (37,465  ±9,903) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in St. Mary Parish: 23.2 414,510 (±1.9 / ±40,084)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Louisiana: 25.7 46,906,036 (±0.2 / ±362,947)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,875 ±254 Number of households
  • St. Mary Parish: 18,463 ±468
  • Louisiana: 1,804,780 ±5,143
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (4,879  ±724) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in St. Mary Parish: 2.6 47,101 (±0.1 / ±34)
  • a little higher than the figure in Louisiana: 2.5 4,488,126
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.2% ±5.1% (36  ±45) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in St. Mary Parish: 4.9% † 495 (±1.6% / ±160)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 5.7% 61,378 (±0.2% / ±2,325)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,586 ±291 Number of housing units
  • St. Mary Parish: 22,507 ±85
  • Louisiana: 2,108,902 ±333
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$96,600 ±$10,846 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in St. Mary Parish: $138,900 ±$8,393
  • about half the amount in Louisiana: $216,500 ±$1,367
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.5% ±4.1% (417  ±212) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in St. Mary Parish: 10.9% † 5,137 (±2.1% / ±976)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 11.4% 520,360 (±0.2% / ±10,157.4)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

66.9% ±6.2% (2,201  ±382.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in St. Mary Parish: 80.3% 26,107 (±3.4% / ±1,093.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Louisiana: 87.3% 2,711,692 (±0.5% / ±14,180.6)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
10.2% ±4.6% (337  ±158.9) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in St. Mary Parish: 13.7% † 4,438 (±1.6% / ±515.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 27% 840,382 (±0.3% / ±8,276.4)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

16.1% ±3.5% (794  ±209) Foreign-born population
  • more than double the rate in St. Mary Parish: 5% 2,369
  • more than double the rate in Louisiana: 4.9% 224,537
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

3.7% ±2.3% (141  ±89) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in St. Mary Parish: 5.1% † 1,852 (±0.9% / ±316)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Louisiana: 6.1% 212,834 (±0.1% / ±3,526)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
141 Total veterans ±89 141 Male ±89 N/A Female ±14

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