Assumption Parish County vs. St. Mary Parish County

Assumption Parish County (LA)St. Mary Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)22,30049,774
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-4.8%-8.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)23,41654,650
Population, Census, April 1, 201023,42154,650
Persons under 5 years, percent5.6%6.8%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%23.8%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%16.6%
Female persons, percent51.5%50.7%
White alone, percent68.0%61.8%
Black or African American alone, percent29.6%31.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.8%2.3%
Asian alone, percent0.4%1.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.1%2.3%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.1%7.1%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.4%56.2%
Veterans, 2014-20181,1102,285
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20181.5%3.9%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)10,86723,657
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.4%61.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$113,100$106,200
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,083$1,073
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$290$352
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$759$775
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20133.2%11.0%
Building permits, 20181915
Households, 2014-20188,80219,740
Persons per household, 2014-20182.562.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%86.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201812.5%8.5%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.6%79.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201868.6%68.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201873.6%81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201810.2%10.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201815.1%13.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.3%10.6%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201855.1%54.5%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.7%47.5%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,947201,137
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)25,342164,130
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)121,030605,218
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,256$11,271
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201828.920.6
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,744$40,485
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$26,238$22,364
Persons in poverty, percent20.7%21.0%
Total employer establishments, 20172491,224
Total employment, 20172,56318,621
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)108,882853,054
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.9%-5.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,5913,830
All firms, 20121,5204,878
Men-owned firms, 20127972,497
Women-owned firms, 20124631,610
Minority-owned firms, 20124451,287
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121,0543,414
Veteran-owned firms, 2012224399
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,2604,099
Black-owned firms, percent, 200715.2%17.5%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200731.4%18.7%
Population per square mile, 201069.298.4
Land area in square miles, 2010338.66555.38

Source: United States Census Bureau

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