St. Martin Parish vs Vermilion Parish

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

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

Vermilion Parish has the higher population (57,031 vs 51,559 in St. Martin Parish). Vermilion Parish has the higher median household income ($57,537 vs $53,394 in St. Martin Parish). Vermilion Parish has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $151,000 in St. Martin Parish).

Population, income & housing

	St. Martin Parish	Vermilion Parish
Population	51,559	57,031
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$53,394	$57,537
Median home value	$151,000	$159,700
Median gross rent	$865	$802
Housing units	23,704	25,924
Homeownership rate	78.9%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Martin Parish	Vermilion Parish
Population	53,732 → 51,559 (-4.0%)	59,865 → 57,031 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$48,656 → $53,394 (+9.7%)	$51,945 → $57,537 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $151,000 (+20.9%)	$122,200 → $159,700 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $865 (+31.5%)	$685 → $802 (+17.1%)

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

Vermilion Parish

Population

59,86557,031

Median household income

$51,945$57,537

Median home value

$122,200$159,700

Median gross rent

$685$802

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Martin Parish	Vermilion Parish
Under 5	6.2%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.9%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.8%	11.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.6%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.3%	9.7%
75 and over	6.3%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Martin Parish	Vermilion Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	76.8%
Black or African American	28.6%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.2%
Asian	0.9%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.5%
Some other race	0.2%	0.2%
Two or more races	3.0%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Martin Parish	Vermilion Parish
No high school diploma	17.1%	15.9%
High school graduate	44.7%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Martin Parish	Vermilion Parish
Drove alone	84.8%	81.2%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.8%
Public transit	0.2%	0.1%
Walked	1.2%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	6.3%	4.8%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Martin Parish	Vermilion Parish
1-unit, detached	69.1%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	2.9%
20 or more units	0.6%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	25.9%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	St. Martin Parish	Vermilion Parish
Poverty rate	16.6%	19.2%
Average household size	2.57	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1987	1983