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St. Martin Parish, LA

Demographic and economic profile of St. Martin Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

St. Martin Parish is a small rural Louisiana parish of 51,559 residents with a low college-attainment rate of 15.3% and median worker earnings of $38,725, pointing to a workforce concentrated in trades and manual occupations rather than professional services. Housing costs are low — median home value of $151,000 and median gross rent of $865/month — alongside a high homeownership rate of 78.9%, though the parish carries a 16.6% poverty rate and a 5.1% unemployment rate. Population has declined 4.1% over five years, labor force participation sits at 59.2%, and GDP per capita of $29,004 closely tracks per capita income of $29,983, suggesting limited economic complexity.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

51,559

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$55,960

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

40.1 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-4.1% since 2018

St. Martin Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone32,564 (63.4%)
  • Black or African American Alone14,690 (28.6%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,928 (3.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,250 (2.4%)
  • Asian Alone390 (0.8%)
  • Some Other Race Alone390 (0.8%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)3,865
  2. 2.Spanish1,099
  3. 3.Vietnamese146
  4. 4.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)108
  5. 5.Other Asian and Pacific Island80

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

24.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

59.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

1.8%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

2,112

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,004

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$29,983

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

16.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance5,175
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,875
  3. 3.Construction (Group)2,344
  4. 4.Manufacturing (Group)1,986
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,707

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,990
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,999
  3. 3.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations3,574
  4. 4.Service Occupations3,499
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations3,367

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 4.98×)1,795
  2. 2.Construction (LQ 1.46×)2,285
  3. 3.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.27×)659
  4. 4.Other Services (LQ 1.26×)1,346
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.14×)2,807

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$151,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$865/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

77.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,9992,002 (13.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,9991,719 (11.3%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9991,705 (11.2%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9991,170 (7.7%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9991,154 (7.6%)
  • $125,000 to $149,999845 (5.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

15.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

82.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

59.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$38,725

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

27.2 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

9.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone18,404 (82.8%)
  • Worked At Home1,797 (8.1%)
  • Carpooled1,480 (6.7%)
  • Walked227 (1.0%)
  • Other166 (0.7%)
  • Public Transit88 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.