Lincoln Parish vs St. Mary Parish

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

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

St. Mary Parish has the higher population (48,455 vs 48,160 in Lincoln Parish). St. Mary Parish has the higher median household income ($51,768 vs $38,035 in Lincoln Parish). Lincoln Parish has the higher median home value ($195,500 vs $128,000 in St. Mary Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln Parish	St. Mary Parish
Population	48,160	48,455
Median age	28.6 yrs	39.7 yrs
Median household income	$38,035	$51,768
Median home value	$195,500	$128,000
Median gross rent	$821	$839
Housing units	20,650	22,510
Homeownership rate	53.5%	69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	13.1%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	5.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Mary Parish
Population	47,246 → 48,160 (+1.9%)	50,968 → 48,455 (-4.9%)
Median household income	$35,467 → $38,035 (+7.2%)	$40,485 → $51,768 (+27.9%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $195,500 (+26.5%)	$106,900 → $128,000 (+19.7%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $821 (+12.6%)	$781 → $839 (+7.4%)

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. Mary Parish

Population

50,96848,455

Median household income

$40,485$51,768

Median home value

$106,900$128,000

Median gross rent

$781$839

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Mary Parish
Under 5	5.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.7%	17.7%
18 to 24	25.4%	7.6%
25 to 34	11.9%	11.5%
35 to 44	10.4%	11.9%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	9.7%	14.7%
65 to 74	8.2%	10.5%
75 and over	5.8%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Mary Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	52.5%	53.9%
Black or African American	36.9%	28.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	1.5%
Asian	1.3%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	9.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln Parish	St. Mary Parish
No high school diploma	10.6%	19.4%
High school graduate	29.6%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	4.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Mary Parish
Drove alone	77.3%	84.1%
Carpooled	9.0%	8.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	1.3%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.5%
Worked from home	10.4%	5.2%
Other means	0.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Mary Parish
1-unit, detached	57.0%	68.5%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	0.5%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	7.2%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	3.7%
20 or more units	2.5%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	18.7%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln Parish	St. Mary Parish
Poverty rate	30.7%	22.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1985	1976