It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) St. Marys has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. St. Marys has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in St. Marys than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, St. Marys may be for you.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 14.01 minutes getting to work every day.
In terms of college education, St. Marys is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 19.61% of adults 25 and older in St. Marys have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in St. Marys in 2018 was $36,081, which is upper middle income relative to Pennsylvania and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $144,324 for a family of four. However, St. Marys contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call St. Marys home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Marys residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in St. Marys include German, Italian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in St. Marys is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
