St. Martin Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	18%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.3%), Manufacturing (15.7%), Retail trade (12.2%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (10.9%).

Type of workers:

St. Martin Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	33.4 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 23,831	(49.1%)
Females: 24,752	(50.9%)

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St. Martin Parish:	2.8 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$38,582
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$334
State:	$494

St. Martin Parish:	$96,455
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $145,703

Here:	$145,703
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,835

Here:	$166,835
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $47,665

Here:	$47,665
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $223,371

Here:	$223,371
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $108,150

Here:	$108,150
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $36,123

Here:	$36,123
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $22,817

Here:	$22,817
State:	$47,390

This county:	21.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	10.4%
Whole state:	9.4%

Area name: Lafayette, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Martin Parish is $494 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $548 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $703 a month.

Cities in this county include: Breaux Bridge, St. Martinville, Henderson, Cecilia, Arnaudville, Parks.

Neighboring counties: Assumption Parish , Iberia Parish , St. Mary Parish , Iberia Parish , Iberville Parish , Lafayette Parish , Pointe Coupee Parish , St. Landry Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Shopping Center: Evangeline Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in St. Martin Parish include: Holy Cross Church (A), Saint Isabel Church (B), Grand Bayou Mission (C), Our Lady of Salette Church (D), Low Bethelehem Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Indian Mound Cemetery (1), Butte La Rose Cemetery (2), Saint Bernard Cemetery (3), Ring Zion Cemetery (4), Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery (5). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes: Flat Lake (A), Comeaux, Lake (B), Warner Lake (C), Chicot, Lake (D), Frog Lake (E), Charlo Lake (F), Rond, Lake (G), Willow Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Capuein, Bayou (A), Cypress Bayou (B), Cow Bayou (C), Butte La Rose Bay (D), Pique Bayou (E), Boutte, Bayou (F), Bourbeux, Bayou (G), Bouillon, Bayou (H), Cypress Island Coulee (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in St. Martin Parish include: Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site (1), Sherburne Wildlife Management Area (2), Davis Roadside Park (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Cade Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Here:	6.2%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,475
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 62.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 452 (36% naturalized citizens)

St. Martin Parish:	0.9%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 30.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 42.0%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 13,190
• One, attached: 284
• Two: 285
• 3 or 4: 218
• 5 to 9: 320
• 10 to 19: 140
• 20 or more: 72
• Mobile homes: 5,460
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 276

Housing units in St. Martin Parish with a mortgage: 4,336 (356 second mortgage, 195 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,887

Here:	47.0% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

St. Martin Parish-area historical earthquake activity is significantly below Louisiana state average. It is 100% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 64.4 miles away from St. Martin Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 14,731 (79%) Carpooled: 2,771 (15%) Bus or trolley bus: 63 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Motorcycle: 16 (0%) Bicycle: 40 (0%) Walked: 334 (2%) Other means: 272 (1%) Worked at home: 443 (2%)

7.76% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,583 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.76%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
6.53% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($25,969 average AGI)
1.24% relocated from other states ($4,614 average AGI)

St. Martin Parish:	1.24%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Lafayette Parish, LA	2.72% ($31,663 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.89% ($27,103)
from Orleans Parish, LA	0.48% ($28,857)
from St. Landry Parish, LA	0.45% ($29,551)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.27% ($32,109)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	0.27% ($32,652)
from Vermilion Parish, LA	0.20% ($19,686)

6.08% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.08%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.73% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($21,512 average AGI)
1.35% relocated to other states ($7,355 average AGI)

St. Martin Parish:	1.35%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Lafayette Parish, LA	2.49% ($28,410 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.82% ($26,107)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.25% ($28,163)
to Harris County, TX	0.22% ($30,135)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.21% ($25,800)
to Vermilion Parish, LA	0.18% ($30,367)
to St. Mary Parish, LA	0.16% ($37,593)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 7.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.4

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.8
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.5

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 6,009 (4,538 aged, 1,471 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 18%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 42,899 (9,318 male householders, 3,660 female householders)

  9,502 spouses, 16,881 children (15,714 natural, 255 adopted, 912 stepchildren), 1,371 grandchildren, 317 brothers or sisters, 243 parents, 610 other relatives, 997 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 4,893 (2,084 male householders (1,682 living alone)), 2,059 female householders (1,880 living alone)), 750 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 791 (775 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 4,582 2-persons, 3,364 3-persons, 2,884 4-persons, 1,389 5-persons, 570 6-persons, 189 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,562 1-person, 496 2-persons, 55 3-persons, 18 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 5 7-or-more-persons.

69.5% of residents of St. Martin Parish speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (68% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 23% speak English not well).
29.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (74% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% speak English very well, 27% speak English well, 41% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (66% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $235,304,000 ($4664 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $12,038,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $86,630,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $54,658,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $3,660,000
Federal grants: $75,642,000
Federal procurement contracts: $6,299,000 ($5,222,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $8,415,000 ($4,243,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $3,598,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $7,588,000
Federal Government insurance: $154,059,000

Here:	78 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	44 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 6.26 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

69% of St. Martin Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Louisiana.

St. Martin Parish:	68.5%
State average:	59.6%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 45066
• Northeast: 211
• Midwest: 408
• South: 1974
• West: 321

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $38,100

Here:	16.4%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	12.9%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	14.7%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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