Lincoln Parish vs St. Bernard Parish

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

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

Lincoln Parish has the higher population (48,160 vs 44,172 in St. Bernard Parish). St. Bernard Parish has the higher median household income ($57,638 vs $38,035 in Lincoln Parish). Lincoln Parish has the higher median home value ($195,500 vs $192,100 in St. Bernard Parish).

Population, income & housing

	Lincoln Parish	St. Bernard Parish
Population	48,160	44,172
Median age	28.6 yrs	35.8 yrs
Median household income	$38,035	$57,638
Median home value	$195,500	$192,100
Median gross rent	$821	$1,083
Housing units	20,650	18,004
Homeownership rate	53.5%	70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.0%	17.2%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	7.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Bernard Parish
Population	47,246 → 48,160 (+1.9%)	46,266 → 44,172 (-4.5%)
Median household income	$35,467 → $38,035 (+7.2%)	$44,661 → $57,638 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$154,500 → $195,500 (+26.5%)	$151,300 → $192,100 (+27.0%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $821 (+12.6%)	$951 → $1,083 (+13.9%)

Lincoln Parish

Population

47,24648,160

Median household income

$35,467$38,035

Median home value

$154,500$195,500

Median gross rent

$729$821

St. Bernard Parish

Population

46,26644,172

Median household income

$44,661$57,638

Median home value

$151,300$192,100

Median gross rent

$951$1,083

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Bernard Parish
Under 5	5.1%	6.7%
5 to 17	14.7%	19.5%
18 to 24	25.4%	7.8%
25 to 34	11.9%	14.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	14.8%
45 to 54	8.8%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.7%	12.5%
65 to 74	8.2%	8.4%
75 and over	5.8%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Bernard Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	52.5%	56.7%
Black or African American	36.9%	23.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.8%	0.6%
Asian	1.3%	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.9%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.9%	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino	3.6%	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lincoln Parish	St. Bernard Parish
No high school diploma	10.6%	18.7%
High school graduate	29.6%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	23.9%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	19.6%	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	16.3%	5.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Bernard Parish
Drove alone	77.3%	80.5%
Carpooled	9.0%	9.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	2.8%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.7%
Worked from home	10.4%	6.3%
Other means	0.3%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lincoln Parish	St. Bernard Parish
1-unit, detached	57.0%	71.8%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	12.2%	7.1%
5 to 19 units	8.6%	3.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	2.1%
Mobile home & other	18.8%	7.4%

Poverty & households

	Lincoln Parish	St. Bernard Parish
Poverty rate	30.7%	22.6%
Average household size	2.38	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	18	29
Median year structure built	1985	1980