Loretto vs St. Mary

A side-by-side comparison of Loretto and St. Mary: population, income, housing, and more.

Loretto and St. Mary are places in Kentucky. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Loretto has the higher population (730 vs 210 in St. Mary). St. Mary has the higher median household income ($60,833 vs $59,028 in Loretto). Loretto has the higher median home value ($178,300 vs $177,600 in St. Mary).

Population, income & housing

	Loretto	St. Mary
Population	730	210
Median age	42.0 yrs	28.3 yrs
Median household income	$59,028	$60,833
Median home value	$178,300	$177,600
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	331	76
Homeownership rate	94.0%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	21.9%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	4.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Loretto	St. Mary
Population	771 → 730 (-5.3%)	183 → 210 (+14.8%)
Median household income	$41,979 → $59,028 (+40.6%)	$61,406 → $60,833 (-0.9%)
Median home value	$108,100 → $178,300 (+64.9%)	$83,300 → $177,600 (+113.2%)
Median gross rent	$590 → $775 (+31.4%)	—

Loretto

Population

771730

Median household income

$41,979$59,028

Median home value

$108,100$178,300

Median gross rent

$590$775

St. Mary

Population

183210

Median household income

$61,406$60,833

Median home value

$83,300$177,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Loretto	St. Mary
Under 5	13.4%	1.4%
5 to 17	9.7%	22.4%
18 to 24	10.1%	15.2%
25 to 34	10.3%	17.1%
35 to 44	8.9%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	22.4%
55 to 64	18.1%	2.9%
65 to 74	11.2%	5.2%
75 and over	9.5%	1.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Loretto	St. Mary
White (non-Hispanic)	97.5%	93.3%
Black or African American	1.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.4%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Loretto	St. Mary
No high school diploma	12.7%	7.8%
High school graduate	53.6%	57.0%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	13.3%
Bachelor's degree	6.4%	16.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	5.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Loretto	St. Mary
Drove alone	92.1%	93.5%
Carpooled	5.2%	3.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.0%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Loretto	St. Mary
1-unit, detached	92.4%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	5.4%	25.0%

Poverty & households

	Loretto	St. Mary
Poverty rate	9.6%	4.3%
Average household size	2.56	2.92
Mean commute (minutes)	31	19
Median year structure built	1974	2000