St Mary Parish, Louisiana Demographics - Income, Housing, Race, Business

St Mary Parish is 5th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - American Indian or Alaska Native

St Mary Parish is 5th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

St Mary Parish is 5th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

St Mary Parish is 6th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Foreign born residents

St Mary Parish is 9th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Two or More

St Mary Parish is 11th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Race - Asian

St Mary Parish is 16th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private employees

St Mary Parish is 18th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

St Mary Parish is 18th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

St Mary Parish is 18th in Louisiana out of 64 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	St Mary Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Current population (2012)	53,697	21st	4,601,893	313,914,040
Size in square miles	555.4	45th	43,203.9	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	98.4	19th	104.9	87.4

Age Demographics
	St Mary Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents younger than 5	6.9%	28th	6.8%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	26th	24.3%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	13.8%	34th	12.9%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	St Mary Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	70.0%	59th	81.6%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	9.9%	58th	21.1%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	St Mary Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Race - White	61.7%	41st	63.7%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	32.8%	27th	32.4%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	1.9%	5th	0.7%	1.2%
Race - Asian	1.7%	11th	1.7%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	5th	0.1%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	1.8%	9th	1.4%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	5.7%	5th	4.5%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	57.0%	44th	59.9%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	St Mary Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Female residents	50.6%	37th	51.1%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	4.0%	6th	3.7%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	St Mary Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Housing units	23,120	20th	1,978,848	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	11.1%	18th	18.1%	25.9%
Households	20,148	20th	1,675,097	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	69.9%	41st	67.9%	66.1%
Home median value	$87,200	35th	$135,400	$186,200
People per household	2.7	27th	2.6	2.6
Building permits (last year)	52	34th	13,018	829,658

Income Demographics
	St Mary Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Income per capita	$20,411	36th	$23,853	$27,915
Income per household	$40,171	31st	$44,086	$52,762
Income below poverty line	20.1%	30th	18.4%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	St Mary Parish	Rank	Louisiana	US
Non-farm private establishments	1,379	18th	103,216	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	23,536	16th	1,617,229	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	4,409	19th	375,808	27,092,908
Retail sales	$508,177	21st	$56,543,203	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$9,933	25th	$12,921	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$60,317	18th	$9,729,869	$613,795,732