Lincoln Parish vs St. Martin Parish

A side-by-side comparison of Lincoln Parish and St. Martin Parish: population, income, housing, and more.

Lincoln Parish and St. Martin Parish are counties in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

St. Martin Parish has the higher population (51,559 vs 48,160 in Lincoln Parish). St. Martin Parish has the higher median household income ($53,394 vs $38,035 in Lincoln Parish). Lincoln Parish has the higher median home value ($195,500 vs $151,000 in St. Martin Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln Parish	St. Martin Parish
Population	48,160	51,559
Median age	28.6 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,035	$53,394
Median home value	$195,500	$151,000
Median gross rent	$821	$865
Housing units	20,650	23,704
Homeownership rate	53.5%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	15.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Martin Parish
Population	47,246 → 48,160 (+1.9%)	53,732 → 51,559 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$35,467 → $38,035 (+7.2%)	$48,656 → $53,394 (+9.7%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $195,500 (+26.5%)	$124,900 → $151,000 (+20.9%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $821 (+12.6%)	$658 → $865 (+31.5%)

Lincoln Parish

Population

47,24648,160

Median household income

$35,467$38,035

Median home value

$154,500$195,500

Median gross rent

$729$821

St. Martin Parish

Population

53,73251,559

Median household income

$48,656$53,394

Median home value

$124,900$151,000

Median gross rent

$658$865

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Martin Parish
Under 5	5.1%	6.2%
5 to 17	14.7%	17.9%
18 to 24	25.4%	7.7%
25 to 34	11.9%	12.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	12.6%
45 to 54	8.8%	12.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.1%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.3%
75 and over	5.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Martin Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	52.5%	63.7%
Black or African American	36.9%	28.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.1%
Some other race	0.9%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	3.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln Parish	St. Martin Parish
No high school diploma	10.6%	17.1%
High school graduate	29.6%	44.7%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Martin Parish
Drove alone	77.3%	84.8%
Carpooled	9.0%	6.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	2.8%	1.2%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	10.4%	6.3%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Martin Parish
1-unit, detached	57.0%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.6%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	0.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	0.6%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	25.9%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln Parish	St. Martin Parish
Poverty rate	30.7%	16.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	18	28
Median year structure built	1985	1987