Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home

County:

St. Martin Parish

State:

Louisiana

FIPS Code:

22099

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Amenity Characteristics

Forest Land

Nat'l Forest Category:

No NF Acreage

Percent Land in NF:

0.0%

Recreational County:

Not Applicable

Acreage in NF:

0

Retirement County:

No

Total Forest Acreage:

315,511

Amenity Level:

Medium

National Forests and Acreage:

% Seasonal Housing:

Metro

% Water:

9.4

Mean Jan. Temp:

52

Mean July Temp:

82

Topography:

Flat Plains

Metro Status:

Small metro area of less than 1 million residents

Economic Type:

Manufacturing

Policy Type:

Low Employment, Low Education

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Population and Demographic Change

Total

Population

Net

Natural

Population

Change

Migration

Increase

1970:

32,453

n/a

n/a

n/a

1980:

40,214

23.9%

11.0%

12.9%

1990:

43,978

9.4%

-4.5%

13.9%

2000:

48,583

10.5%

1.4%

9.0%

2005:

50,434

3.8%

0.3%

3.5%

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Demographic Characteristics (2000 Census)

Race:

Count

Percent

Age:

Count

Percent

White:

31,813

65.5%

0-to-19:

15,811

32.5%

Black:

15,464

31.8%

20-to-39:

13,485

27.8%

Hispanic:

405

0.8%

40-to-59:

12,497

25.7%

American Indian:

136

0.3%

60-plus:

6,790

14.0%

Other:

765

1.6%

Median Age:

33.3

Population Density (persons per square mile):

65.7

Population Over 25 who Completed High School:

62.9%

Population Over 25 with Bachelors or More:

8.5%

Median Family Income:

$36,316

Families Below Poverty Line:

18.4%

Definitions of Variables and Terms		Return to State Map		Home