St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

6 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 44,172
Median household income: $57,638
Median home value: $192,100

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana counts 44,172 residents. 6 cities and places have their primary county here. At $57,638, its median household income sits in line with Louisiana's $60,023.

From 2019 to 2023, St. Bernard Parish's population declined 4.5% from 46,266 to 44,172, while its median household income rose 29.1% from $44,661 to $57,638.

Owners occupy 70.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 35.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,172
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $57,638
Median home value: $192,100
Median gross rent: $1,083
Housing units: 18,004
Homeownership rate: 70.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,26644,172

Median household income

$44,661$57,638

Median home value

$151,300$192,100

Median gross rent

$951$1,083

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,266	$44,661	$151,300	$951
2020	46,694	$47,873	$152,600	$952
2021	43,821	$52,538	$159,100	$959
2022	44,038	$55,857	$184,000	$1,037
2023	44,172	$57,638	$192,100	$1,083

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 247.8%

25 to 3414.8%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,973	6.7%
5 to 17	8,623	19.5%
18 to 24	3,444	7.8%
25 to 34	6,547	14.8%
35 to 44	6,543	14.8%
45 to 54	4,916	11.1%
55 to 64	5,504	12.5%
65 to 74	3,704	8.4%
75 and over	1,918	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	25,048	56.7%
Black or African American	10,394	23.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	250	0.6%
Asian	939	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	22	0.0%
Some other race	11	0.0%
Two or more races	1,520	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,988	13.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate28.2%

Some college or associate's35.9%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,457	18.7%
High school graduate	8,204	28.2%
Some college or associate's	10,463	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,282	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,726	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,712	80.5%
Carpooled	1,731	9.5%
Public transit	117	0.6%
Walked	176	1.0%
Bicycle	129	0.7%
Worked from home	1,145	6.3%
Other means	267	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,464	26.1%
15 to 29 min	4,422	25.8%
30 to 44 min	4,098	23.9%
45 to 59 min	2,671	15.6%
60+ min	1,477	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 22.6% (9,906 of 43,805)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,394	65.8%
Nonfamily households	5,409	34.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,803	87.8%
Vacant	2,201	12.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,084	70.1%
Renter-occupied	4,719	29.9%

1-unit, detached71.8%

1-unit, attached7.8%

2 to 4 units7.1%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,923	71.8%
1-unit, attached	1,406	7.8%
2 to 4 units	1,278	7.1%
5 to 19 units	677	3.8%
20 or more units	387	2.1%
Mobile home & other	1,333	7.4%

Geography

County GEOID: 22087
State: Louisiana
Land area: 378 sq mi
Water area: 1,778 sq mi
Center point: 29.9181, -89.2635