St. Martin Parish, LA

St. Martin Parish is located in south-central Louisiana, just outside Lafayette. The US Census Bureau reports its 2019 population as 53,431, nearly 60% of which for those older than 16 years of age is active in the workforce. As the Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin, it covers nearly 740 square miles of picturesque sugar cane fields, low-lying swamp land, and rolling hills of moss-draped oaks.

The region has a historical agricultural and oil background, but today it is known for seafood manufacturing, preparation and packaging, cane sugar manufacturing and cemicia/plastics manufacturing.

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
St. Martin Parish, LA	48,569	52,160	51,756	51,723

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	3,821	3,291	3,188
5-9	3,716	3,604	3,446
10-14	3,810	3,593	3,760
15-19	3,862	3,008	3,318
20-24	3,312	2,613	2,418
25-29	3,430	3,270	2,509
30-34	3,277	3,738	3,106
35-39	3,214	3,531	3,746
40-44	3,568	3,386	3,564
45-49	3,928	2,907	3,340
50-54	4,057	3,256	2,932
55-59	3,389	3,413	3,200
60-64	2,690	3,658	3,268
65-69	2,138	3,157	3,422
70-74	1,539	2,270	2,689
75-79	1,061	1,580	1,834
80-84	729	829	1,197
85+	619	652	786
18+	38,389	39,405	39,257
Median Age	36	39	41

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

St. Martin Parish, LA	2023
Total	51,756.00
White Alone	63.64
Black Alone	29.43
American Indian Alone	0.41
Asian Alone	0.88
Pacific Islander Alone	0.01
Some Other Race	1.50
Two or More Races	4.15
Hispanic Origin	3.49
Diversity Index	54.00

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

St. Martin Parish, LA	2023 - 2028
Population	-0.01%
Households	0.23%
Families	0.12%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	3%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	17,160	19,216	20,389	20,620
Housing Units	20,240	21,941	23,934	24,180
Owner Occupied Units			16,135	16,454
Renter Occupied Units			4,254	4,166
Vacant Units			3,545	3,560

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

St. Martin Parish, LA	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$150,382	$189,144
Average Home Value	$169,191	$210,587
<$50,000	2,462	1,641
$50,000 - $99,999	3,166	1,987
$100,000 - $149,999	2,416	1,902
$150,000 - $199,999	3,079	3,445
$200,000 - $249,999	1,286	1,634
$250,000 - $299,999	1,636	2,480
$300,000 - $399,999	1,493	2,375
$400,000 - $499,999	342	564
$500,000 - $749,999	223	359
$1,000,000 +	14	42

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	2,277
2000-2009	4,016
1990-1999	3,487
1980-1989	3,191
1970-1979	3,851
1960-1969	2,523
1950-1959	2,007
1940-1949	898
1939 or Before	1,108

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

St. Martin Parish, LA	2023	2028
Median Household	$48,394	$53,766
Average Household	$68,872	$77,851
Per Capita	$27,186	$31,091

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

St. Martin Parish, LA	2023
<$15,000	2,945
$15,000 - $24,999	2,667
$25,000 - $34,999	2,074
$35,000 - $49,999	2,732
$50,000 - $74,999	3,336
$75,000 - $99,999	2,534
$100,000 - $149,999	2,462
$150,000 - $199,999	1,119
$200,000+	520

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	21,807
In-County Residents	8,912
Out-of-County Residents	12,603
Drive Alone	18,564
Carpooled	1,544
Public Transport	35
Work at Home	1,132
Less than 5 minutes	877
5-9 minutes	1,600
10-14 minutes	3,001
15-19 minutes	2,304
20-24 minutes	2,851
25-29 minutes	1,669
30-34 minutes	3,451
35-39 minutes	630
40-44 minutes	765
45-59 minutes	1,623
60-89 minutes	770
90+ minutes	1,134
Average Travel Time	29

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	16,506
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	91
Mining	238
Utilities	61
Construction	2,495
Manufacturing	1,226
Wholesale Trade	955

Retail Trade	2,343
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	453
Furn & Home Furnish Str	7
Electronics & Appl Store	10
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	291
Food & Beverage Stores	616
Health/Pers Care Stores	134
Gasoline Stations	254
Clothing/Accessory Store	24
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	89
General Merchandise Str	465
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	207
Information	131

Finance & Insurance	309
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	207
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	26
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	76

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	362
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	518
Legal Services	145
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	15
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	184
Educational Services	2,206
HealthCare/Social Assist	1,842
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	312

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	1,322
Accommodation	169
Food Srv/Drinking Places	1,153

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	718
Auto Repair/Maintenance	99
Public Administration Emp	846

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

St. Martin Parish, LA	2023
Some High School	3,388
Graduated High School	14,142
Associates Degree	2,214
Bachelor's Degree	4,249
Graduate Degree	1,453

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	1,604
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	18
Mining Bus	12
Utilities Bus	8
Construction Bus	167
Manufacturing Bus	73
Wholesale Trade Bus	62

Retail Trade Bus	233
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	38
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	2
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	20
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	49
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	23
Gasoline Stations Bus	29
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	9
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	33
General Merchandise Str Bus	26
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	45
Information Bus	20

Finance & Insurance Bus	66
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	36
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	9
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	21

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	68
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	95
Legal Services Bus	22
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	41
Educational Services Bus	32
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	86
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	51

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	121
Accommodation Bus	25
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	96

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	172
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	31
Public Administration Bus	84

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17