St. Martin Parish County vs. Lafayette Parish County

St. Martin Parish County (LA)Lafayette Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)53,621242,782
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.8%9.5%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)52,160221,724
Population, Census, April 1, 201052,160221,578
Persons under 5 years, percent6.7%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.2%23.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.0%13.2%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.3%
White alone, percent66.8%69.3%
Black or African American alone, percent30.1%26.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.4%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.9%
Two or More Races, percent1.4%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.0%4.6%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent64.6%65.4%
Veterans, 2014-20181,94511,403
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.8%4.2%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)23,619104,039
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.0%65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$121,500$177,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,072$1,335
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$298$376
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$668$855
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20134.7%21.8%
Building permits, 20181711,255
Households, 2014-201819,55690,606
Persons per household, 2014-20182.742.60
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201892.8%83.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201819.4%11.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201882.6%88.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201872.1%82.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201880.9%87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201814.4%32.1%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201810.4%8.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent9.9%10.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201859.7%66.3%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.2%61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)63,152782,585
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)79,2102,452,212
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)458,2834,113,515
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)558,9794,355,094
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,602$19,181
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201827.324.5
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$47,974$54,726
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$24,732$30,988
Persons in poverty, percent19.3%15.3%
Total employer establishments, 20179318,567
Total employment, 201711,219124,773
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)428,8745,581,466
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-5.2%-1.8%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20174,58424,290
All firms, 20124,80028,206
Men-owned firms, 20122,36914,648
Women-owned firms, 20121,7909,601
Minority-owned firms, 20121,2655,734
Nonminority-owned firms, 20123,38221,516
Veteran-owned firms, 20124502,774
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20124,18123,703
Black-owned firms, percent, 200717.0%12.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.7%2.3%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%2.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200728.1%24.2%
Population per square mile, 201070.7824.6
Land area in square miles, 2010737.65268.72

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between St. Martin Parish county (LA) and Lafayette Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.