Lafayette Parish County vs. St. Martin Parish County

Lafayette Parish County (LA)St. Martin Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)242,78253,621
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)9.5%2.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)221,72452,160
Population, Census, April 1, 2010221,57852,160
Persons under 5 years, percent6.8%6.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%24.2%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.2%15.0%
Female persons, percent51.3%50.8%
White alone, percent69.3%66.8%
Black or African American alone, percent26.8%30.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.9%0.9%
Two or More Races, percent1.6%1.4%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.6%3.0%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent65.4%64.6%
Veterans, 2014-201811,4031,945
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20184.2%1.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)104,03923,619
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201865.2%78.0%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$177,500$121,500
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,335$1,072
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$376$298
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$855$668
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.8%4.7%
Building permits, 20181,255171
Households, 2014-201890,60619,556
Persons per household, 2014-20182.602.74
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.0%92.8%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201811.1%19.4%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201888.8%82.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201882.6%72.1%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.5%80.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201832.1%14.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.7%10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent10.1%9.9%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201866.3%59.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201861.1%56.2%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)782,58563,152
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,452,21279,210
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,113,515458,283
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)4,355,094558,979
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$19,181$10,602
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.527.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$54,726$47,974
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,988$24,732
Persons in poverty, percent15.3%19.3%
Total employer establishments, 20178,567931
Total employment, 2017124,77311,219
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,581,466428,874
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.8%-5.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201724,2904,584
All firms, 201228,2064,800
Men-owned firms, 201214,6482,369
Women-owned firms, 20129,6011,790
Minority-owned firms, 20125,7341,265
Nonminority-owned firms, 201221,5163,382
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,774450
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201223,7034,181
Black-owned firms, percent, 200712.3%17.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.3%1.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20072.4%1.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.2%28.1%
Population per square mile, 2010824.670.7
Land area in square miles, 2010268.72737.65

Source: United States Census Bureau

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