St. Mary Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	26%
State:	32%

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Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (16.9%), Manufacturing (12.2%), Retail trade (11.4%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (10.0%).

Type of workers:

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

Races in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana:

Median resident age:	34.3 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Males: 26,063	(48.7%)
Females: 27,437	(51.3%)

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St. Mary Parish:	2.7 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$35,278
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$388
State:	$494

St. Mary Parish:	$104,649
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $144,417

Here:	$144,417
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $119,391

Here:	$119,391
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $184,759

Here:	$184,759
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $145,001

Here:	$145,001
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $260,533

Here:	$260,533
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $24,845

Here:	$24,845
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $13,681

Here:	$13,681
State:	$47,390

This county:	23.6%
Whole state:	19.6%

This county:	11.4%
Whole state:	9.4%

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Mary Parish is $388 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $466 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $609 a month.

Cities in this county include: Morgan City, Franklin, Patterson, Berwick, Bayou Vista, Baldwin, Amelia, Charenton.

2005 air pollution in St. Mary Parish:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.098 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Assumption Parish , Iberia Parish , St. Martin Parish , Terrebonne Parish .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in St. Mary Parish: Belleview Country Club (A), Lucy Plantation (B), Bodin Plantation (C), Port of West Saint Mary (D), Achee (E), Oaklawn Manor (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in St. Mary Parish include: Mount Horeb Church (A), Mount Olive Church (B), Myette Point Church (C), Saint John Church (D), Nazarene Church (E), Teche Church (F), Pentecostal Church (G), Church of God (H), Little Zion Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Saint Helens Cemetery (1), North Bend Cemetery (2), Midway Cemetery (3), South Bend Cemetery (4), Ewing Cemetery (5), Oaklawn Cemetery (6), Douglas Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and swamps: Prince Lake (A), Mud Lake (B), Wax Lake (C), Fresh Water Lake (D), Grand Avoille Cove (E), Salve, Lake (F), Hackberry Lake (G), Hammock Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Spanish Lake Bayou (A), Cow Island Bayou (B), Auger, Bayou (C), Bayou Lawrence (D), Perault, Bayou (E), Penchant, Bayou (F), Patterson, Bayou (G), Double Mouth Bayou (H), Russels Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in St. Mary Parish include: Kemper Williams Park (1), Attakapas Island State Wildlife Managment Area (2), Cypremort Point State Park (3), Victoria Park (4). Display/hide their locations on the map Beaches: Cypremort Point Beach (A), North Beach (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Post offices: Centerville Post Office (A), Garden City Post Office (B), Cypremort Post Office (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	6.8%
Louisiana:	6.3%

Current college students: 1,563
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 65.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.4%

Number of foreign born residents: 1,077 (38% naturalized citizens)

St. Mary Parish:	2.0%
Whole state:	2.6%

Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 87.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 14,311
• One, attached: 393
• Two: 704
• 3 or 4: 450
• 5 to 9: 472
• 10 to 19: 304
• 20 or more: 326
• Mobile homes: 4,631
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 59

Housing units in St. Mary Parish with a mortgage: 4,386 (338 second mortgage, 105 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 5,749

Here:	43.3% with mortgage
State:	59.7% with mortgage

St. Mary Parish historical area-adjusted tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 1.4 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 26 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 9/10/1961, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 16 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

St. Mary Parish-area historical earthquake activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 99% 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 53.2 miles away from St. Mary Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 15,496 (78%) Carpooled: 2,456 (12%) Bus or trolley bus: 34 (0%) Streetcar or trolley car: 15 (0%) Subway or elevated: 16 (0%) Taxi: 59 (0%) Motorcycle: 47 (0%) Bicycle: 73 (0%) Walked: 656 (3%) Other means: 583 (3%) Worked at home: 391 (2%)

6.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.27%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.50% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($19,930 average AGI)
1.77% relocated from other states ($7,546 average AGI)

St. Mary Parish:	1.77%
Louisiana average:	2.22%

from Orleans Parish, LA	1.00% ($26,766 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA	0.54% ($23,414)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.43% ($32,684)
from Plaquemines Parish, LA	0.37% ($29,603)
from Lafayette Parish, LA	0.35% ($28,400)
from Terrebonne Parish, LA	0.35% ($24,609)
from East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.18% ($23,212)

5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,585 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.82%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.68% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($21,108 average AGI)
2.14% relocated to other states ($12,477 average AGI)

St. Mary Parish:	2.14%
Louisiana average:	7.16%

to Lafayette Parish, LA	0.87% ($30,438 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA	0.77% ($28,702)
to Terrebonne Parish, LA	0.47% ($40,690)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	0.31% ($55,491)
to Assumption Parish, LA	0.22% ($25,400)
to Harris County, TX	0.22% ($39,725)
to Lafourche Parish, LA	0.12% ($24,955)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 15.0

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.7
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 9.3

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.2

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 8,039 (6,196 aged, 1,843 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 17%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 46,831 (10,059 male householders, 4,033 female householders)

  10,084 spouses, 17,728 children (16,356 natural, 347 adopted, 1,025 stepchildren), 2,114 grandchildren, 475 brothers or sisters, 303 parents, 818 other relatives, 1,217 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 6,043 (2,476 male householders (2,004 living alone)), 2,703 female householders (2,477 living alone)), 864 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 626 (519 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 5,098 2-persons, 3,428 3-persons, 3,059 4-persons, 1,590 5-persons, 608 6-persons, 309 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 4,481 1-person, 584 2-persons, 69 3-persons, 31 4-persons, 14 5-persons.

90.0% of residents of St. Mary Parish speak English at home.
2.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
5.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 6% speak English not well).
1.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (40% speak English very well, 36% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $320,023,000 ($6132 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $17,933,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $125,612,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $79,025,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $2,814,000
Federal grants: $79,250,000
Federal procurement contracts: $22,096,000 ($14,886,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $11,227,000 ($977,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $5,355,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $14,514,000
Federal Government insurance: $522,178,000

Here:	82 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	52 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+3 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-72 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.57 millions of gallons per day (2% from ground, 98% from surface)

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Here:	4.4
State:	4.1

65% of St. Mary Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 55% lived in Louisiana.

St. Mary Parish:	64.6%
State average:	59.6%

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

• This state: 45829
• Northeast: 416
• Midwest: 1051
• South: 3871
• West: 1052

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $45,000

Here:	11.6%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	10.8%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	17.5%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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