St. Bernard Parish vs Vernon Parish

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

St. Bernard 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.

Vernon Parish has the higher population (47,764 vs 44,172 in St. Bernard Parish). Vernon Parish has the higher median household income ($58,281 vs $57,638 in St. Bernard Parish). St. Bernard Parish has the higher median home value ($192,100 vs $143,500 in Vernon Parish).

Population, income & housing

	St. Bernard Parish	Vernon Parish
Population	44,172	47,764
Median age	35.8 yrs	32.1 yrs
Median household income	$57,638	$58,281
Median home value	$192,100	$143,500
Median gross rent	$1,083	$1,038
Housing units	18,004	22,073
Homeownership rate	70.1%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	19.1%
Unemployment rate	7.4%	6.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	St. Bernard Parish	Vernon Parish
Population	46,266 → 44,172 (-4.5%)	49,646 → 47,764 (-3.8%)
Median household income	$44,661 → $57,638 (+29.1%)	$49,141 → $58,281 (+18.6%)
Median home value	$151,300 → $192,100 (+27.0%)	$119,300 → $143,500 (+20.3%)
Median gross rent	$951 → $1,083 (+13.9%)	$951 → $1,038 (+9.1%)

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

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. Bernard Parish	Vernon Parish
Under 5	6.7%	8.0%
5 to 17	19.5%	17.4%
18 to 24	7.8%	11.8%
25 to 34	14.8%	16.9%
35 to 44	14.8%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	9.9%
55 to 64	12.5%	9.7%
65 to 74	8.4%	7.9%
75 and over	4.3%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	St. Bernard Parish	Vernon Parish
White (non-Hispanic)	56.7%	70.1%
Black or African American	23.5%	13.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.8%
Asian	2.1%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.4%
Some other race	0.0%	0.3%
Two or more races	3.4%	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino	13.6%	9.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	St. Bernard Parish	Vernon Parish
No high school diploma	18.7%	12.4%
High school graduate	28.2%	39.4%
Some college or associate's	35.9%	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.3%	14.0%
Graduate or professional degree	5.9%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	St. Bernard Parish	Vernon Parish
Drove alone	80.5%	80.9%
Carpooled	9.5%	8.4%
Public transit	0.6%	0.2%
Walked	1.0%	3.5%
Bicycle	0.7%	0.1%
Worked from home	6.3%	5.0%
Other means	1.5%	1.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	St. Bernard Parish	Vernon Parish
1-unit, detached	71.8%	50.4%
1-unit, attached	7.8%	5.8%
2 to 4 units	7.1%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	4.7%
20 or more units	2.1%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.4%	23.6%

Poverty & households

	St. Bernard Parish	Vernon Parish
Poverty rate	22.6%	18.3%
Average household size	2.78	2.60
Mean commute (minutes)	29	23
Median year structure built	1980	1988