St. Martin Parish vs Vernon Parish

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

St. Martin Parish and Vernon 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 47,764 in Vernon Parish). Vernon Parish has the higher median household income ($58,281 vs $53,394 in St. Martin Parish). St. Martin Parish has the higher median home value ($151,000 vs $143,500 in Vernon Parish).

Population, income & housing

	St. Martin Parish	Vernon Parish
Population	51,559	47,764
Median age	39.7 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$53,394	$58,281
Median home value	$151,000	$143,500
Median gross rent	$865	$1,038
Housing units	23,704	22,073
Homeownership rate	78.9%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.3%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	5.1%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Martin Parish	Vernon Parish
Population	53,732 → 51,559 (-4.0%)	49,646 → 47,764 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$48,656 → $53,394 (+9.7%)	$49,141 → $58,281 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$124,900 → $151,000 (+20.9%)	$119,300 → $143,500 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$658 → $865 (+31.5%)	$951 → $1,038 (+9.1%)

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

Vernon Parish

Population

49,64647,764

Median household income

$49,141$58,281

Median home value

$119,300$143,500

Median gross rent

$951$1,038

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	St. Martin Parish	Vernon Parish
Under 5	6.2%	8.0%
5 to 17	17.9%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.7%	11.8%
25 to 34	12.8%	16.9%
35 to 44	12.6%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.1%	9.9%
55 to 64	14.1%	9.7%
65 to 74	10.3%	7.9%
75 and over	6.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Martin Parish	Vernon Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	63.7%	70.1%
Black or African American	28.6%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.8%
Asian	0.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.4%
Some other race	0.2%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.0%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Martin Parish	Vernon Parish
No high school diploma	17.1%	12.4%
High school graduate	44.7%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	22.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.0%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Martin Parish	Vernon Parish
Drove alone	84.8%	80.9%
Carpooled	6.6%	8.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	1.2%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.0%
Other means	0.7%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Martin Parish	Vernon Parish
1-unit, detached	69.1%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	2.9%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	0.8%	4.7%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	25.9%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	St. Martin Parish	Vernon Parish
Poverty rate	16.6%	18.3%
Average household size	2.57	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	28	23
Median year structure built	1987	1988