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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Saint Mary County is $21,616, which is lower than the state average of $24,775 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Saint Mary County median household income is $41,956, which has grown by 49.46% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much higher than the state average rate of 38.15% and is much higher than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Saint Mary County residents spend 19.8 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 24.5 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #33

Saint Mary County	21,616 USD
Louisiana	24,775 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Saint Mary County	27,223 USD
Louisiana	28,948 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Saint Mary County	40,698 USD
Louisiana	37,322 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Saint Mary County	17,774 USD
Louisiana	22,260 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #28

Saint Mary County	41,956 USD
Louisiana	44,991 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Saint Mary County	55,278 USD
Louisiana	63,565 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #12

Saint Mary County	49.46%
Louisiana	38.15%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Saint Mary County		Louisiana		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.25%	$13,740, see rank	15.85%	$16,812	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	34.30%	$14,793, see rank	28.88%	$15,674	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	1.66%	$2,172, see rank	1.52%	$3,026	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.21%	$16,722, see rank	16.02%	$21,306	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Saint Mary County	49,760 USD
Louisiana	56,755 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Saint Mary County	63,136 USD
Louisiana	75,064 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Saint Mary County	Louisiana	U.S.
White	$49,792, see rank	$54,727	$56,900
Black	$25,274, see rank	$28,116	$35,600
Hispanic	$38,889, see rank	$44,481	$42,396
Asian	$49,614, see rank	$53,586	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$56,667, see rank	$41,408	$37,170
One Race, Other	$43,125, see rank	$40,149	$40,300
Two or More Races	$33,850, see rank	$37,307	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Saint Mary County	Louisiana	U.S.
less than 25	$29,596, see rank	$22,089	$25,788
25 to 44	$46,979, see rank	$51,117	$58,398
45 to 64	$51,904, see rank	$53,475	$65,027
65 or over	$24,771, see rank	$31,890	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Saint Mary County	Louisiana	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	41,970, see rank	3,610,029	248,775,628
Male¹	20,598, 49.08%, see rank	48.33%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	13,767, 66.84%, see rank	66.11%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	18, 0.09%, see rank	0.75%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	13,749, 66.75%, see rank	65.37%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	12,042, 87.58%, see rank	91.24%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,707, 12.42%, see rank	8.76%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	6,831, 33.16%, see rank	33.89%	30.72%
Female¹	21,372, 50.92%, see rank	51.67%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	10,578, 49.49%, see rank	56.47%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	7, 0.03%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	10,571, 49.46%, see rank	56.38%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	9,427, 89.18%, see rank	91.46%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,144, 10.82%, see rank	8.54%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	10,794, 50.51%, see rank	43.53%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Saint Mary County	Louisiana	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	21,099, 100%	1,970,623	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	17,191, 81.48%, see rank	82.15%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	2,550, 12.09%, see rank	10.15%	9.59%
Public Transportation	99, 0.47%, see rank	1.34%	5.06%
Walked	436, 2.07%, see rank	1.91%	2.78%
Other Means	601, 2.85%, see rank	2.12%	1.79%
Worked at Home	222, 1.05%, see rank	2.33%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Saint Mary County	19.8 minutes
Louisiana	24.5 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Saint Mary County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,469	2,002,410	143,435,233
Male¹	12,042, 56.09%, see rank	51.97%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,432, 20.20%, see rank	27.14%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,427, 11.85%, see rank	14.86%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,122, 9.32%, see rank	14.95%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	183, 1.52%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,467, 12.18%, see rank	14.25%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,387, 36.43%, see rank	20.37%	17.94%
Female¹	9,427, 43.91%, see rank	48.03%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,903, 30.79%, see rank	37.06%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,616, 27.75%, see rank	23.87%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,368, 35.73%, see rank	34.27%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	37, 0.39%, see rank	0.16%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	82, 0.87%, see rank	0.41%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	369, 3.91%, see rank	3.93%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Saint Mary County	Louisiana	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	21,469, 100%	2,002,410	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,012, 9.37%, see rank	4.76%	1.96%
Construction	1,468, 6.84%, see rank	8.05%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,818, 13.13%, see rank	8.01%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	567, 2.64%, see rank	2.61%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,101, 9.79%, see rank	11.68%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,159, 5.40%, see rank	5.26%	4.93%
Information	220, 1.02%, see rank	1.55%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,173, 5.46%, see rank	5.18%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,337, 6.23%, see rank	8.60%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,877, 18.06%, see rank	23.35%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,344, 10.92%, see rank	10.15%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,021, 4.76%, see rank	5.62%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,372, 6.39%, see rank	5.17%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Saint Mary County	%	Louisiana	U.S.
Population in Poverty	11,748	22.25%, see rank	19.56%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,664	19.07%, see rank	15.12%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.