St. Mary Parish vs Vermilion Parish

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

St. Mary 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 48,455 in St. Mary Parish). Vermilion Parish has the higher median household income ($57,537 vs $51,768 in St. Mary Parish). Vermilion Parish has the higher median home value ($159,700 vs $128,000 in St. Mary Parish).

Population, income & housing

	St. Mary Parish	Vermilion Parish
Population	48,455	57,031
Median age	39.7 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,768	$57,537
Median home value	$128,000	$159,700
Median gross rent	$839	$802
Housing units	22,510	25,924
Homeownership rate	69.8%	74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	13.1%	16.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	5.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Mary Parish	Vermilion Parish
Population	50,968 → 48,455 (-4.9%)	59,865 → 57,031 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$40,485 → $51,768 (+27.9%)	$51,945 → $57,537 (+10.8%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $128,000 (+19.7%)	$122,200 → $159,700 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$781 → $839 (+7.4%)	$685 → $802 (+17.1%)

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

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. Mary Parish	Vermilion Parish
Under 5	6.7%	6.4%
5 to 17	17.7%	18.9%
18 to 24	7.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	11.5%	11.9%
35 to 44	11.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	11.9%	12.3%
55 to 64	14.7%	13.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	9.7%
75 and over	7.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Mary Parish	Vermilion Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	53.9%	76.8%
Black or African American	28.9%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.2%
Asian	1.3%	2.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.5%
Some other race	0.3%	0.2%
Two or more races	4.7%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	9.4%	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Mary Parish	Vermilion Parish
No high school diploma	19.4%	15.9%
High school graduate	46.0%	42.4%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.8%	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Mary Parish	Vermilion Parish
Drove alone	84.1%	81.2%
Carpooled	8.2%	8.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.1%
Walked	1.3%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.2%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.8%
Other means	0.7%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Mary Parish	Vermilion Parish
1-unit, detached	68.5%	72.7%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	1.1%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	2.9%
5 to 19 units	3.7%	2.9%
20 or more units	1.4%	1.4%
Mobile home & other	18.7%	19.1%

Poverty & households

	St. Mary Parish	Vermilion Parish
Poverty rate	22.1%	19.2%
Average household size	2.55	2.57
Mean commute (minutes)	25	30
Median year structure built	1976	1983