St. Bernard Parish, LA Demographic Data
St. Bernard Parish, LA Summary
St. Bernard Parish is located in Louisiana
- Population: 39,326
- Area: 2,158.07 sq. miles
- Land Area: 377.52 sq. miles
- Water Area: 1,780.56 sq. miles
- Population Density: 18.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 0.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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St. Bernard Parish, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
22,290
51%
50.8
Male
21,801
49%
49.2
Total Population
44,091
323,128,000
St. Bernard Parish, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
3,479
7.9%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
3,501
7.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
3,170
7.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
2,715
6.2%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
3,091
7.0%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
7,436
16.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
5,643
12.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
5,605
12.7%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,908
6.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,196
5.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
2,684
6.1%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
1,306
3.0%
4.4
85 Years and Over
357
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
32,223
73.1%
77.2
Female
16,410
50.9%
51.3
Male
15,813
49.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
30,600
69.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
5,704
12.9%
18.8
65 Years and over
4,347
9.9%
15.2
Female
2,328
53.6%
55.8
Male
2,019
46.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
33
0.0%
0.0
St. Bernard Parish, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
43,076
97.7%
96.8
White
31,388
71.2%
72.6
Black or African American
9,678
22.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
293
0.7%
0.8
Asian
996
2.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
122
0.3%
1.2
Chinese
165
0.4%
1.3
Filipino
158
0.4%
0.9
Japanese
2
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
476
1.1%
0.6
Other Asian
73
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
35
0.1%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
35
0.1%
0.1
Some Other Race
686
1.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
1,015
2.3%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,268
9.7%
17.8
Mexican
1,229
2.8%
11.2
Puerto Rican
170
0.4%
1.7
Cuban
433
1.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
2,436
5.5%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
39,823
90.3%
82.2
St. Bernard Parish, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,697
6.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
3,418
12.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
11,117
39.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
6,640
23.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,542
5.5%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,884
10.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
837
3.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,115
18.1%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
23,020
81.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,721
13.3%
31.2
St. Bernard Parish, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
12,135
35.8%
33.7%
Now Married
14,546
42.9%
47.5
Divorced
4,631
13.6%
11.0%
Separated
565
1.7%
2.0
Widowed
2,064
6.1
5.8%
St. Bernard Parish, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
36,686
90.3%
78.4%
Languages other than english
3,926
9.7%
21.6%
Spanish
2,206
5.4%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
438
1.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
786
1.9%
3.5%
Other Languages
496
1.2%
1.1%
St. Bernard Parish, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,575
10.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
852
5.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
1,997
13.6%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,538
10.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,257
15.3%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
2,560
17.4%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,935
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,413
9.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
446
3.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
159
1.1%
6.4
Median household income
43,565
57,617
Per capita income
19,990
31,128
St. Bernard Parish, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
484
2.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,638
9.2%
9.8
Construction
2,238
12.6%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,269
18.4%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
787
4.4%
6.6
Information
210
1.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,619
9.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
929
5.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,767
10.0%
11.4
Public administration
1,159
6.5%
4.6
Retail trade
1,899
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,336
7.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
384
2.2%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
2,991
16.9%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,619
26.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,505
14.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,856
21.8%
23.3%
Service occupations
3,748
21.2%
18.1%
St. Bernard Parish, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
17,518
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
15,038
85.8%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
1,525
8.7%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
220
1.3%
5.1
Walked
174
1.0%
2.7
Other means
274
1.6%
1.8
Worked at home
287
1.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.5
26.6
St. Bernard Parish, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
997
6.8%
8.7
1 vehicles
5,943
40.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,782
39.2%
37.1
3 or more
2,010
13.6%
21.0
St. Bernard Parish, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
14,732
87.3%
87.6
Owner Occupied
9,879
67.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,853
32.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
2,139
12.7%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.9
0.0%
2.5
St. Bernard Parish, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,871
1 room
147
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
137
0.8%
2.7
3 rooms
671
4.0%
9.1
4 rooms
2,566
15.2%
16.5
5 rooms
3,532
20.9%
19.8
6 rooms
3,904
23.1%
17.8
7 rooms
2,848
16.9%
12.0
8 rooms
1,758
10.4%
8.6
9 rooms or more
1,308
7.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
St. Bernard Parish, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
16,871
1-unit, detached
12,292
72.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
661
3.9%
5.9
2-units
1,708
10.1%
3.6
3 or 4 units
545
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
468
2.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
128
0.8%
4.4
20 or more units
108
0.6%
9.0
Mobile home
940
5.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
21
0.1%
0.1
St. Bernard Parish, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
382
2.3%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
352
2.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
1,748
10.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
2,446
14.5%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
3,714
22.0%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,030
12.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
1,409
8.4%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,421
26.2%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
348
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
21
0.1%
1.4%
St. Bernard Parish, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
7,804
53.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
241
1.6%
4.7
Electricity
6,588
44.7%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
11
0.1%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
30
0.2%
1.9
Solar energy
20
0.1%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
38
0.3%
1.1
St. Bernard Parish, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,281
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
25
0.5%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
67
1.3%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
193
3.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
226
4.3%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
611
11.6%
20.1%
$500 to $999
1,924
36.4%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
2,235
42.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,512
48.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
680
13.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
488
9.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
423
8.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,111
21.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
67
0.0%
0.0%
St. Bernard Parish, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
4,495
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
34
0.8%
11.9%
Less than $500
261
5.8%
10.7%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,133
25.2%
28.3%
$500 to $999
3,067
68.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
358
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
855
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
585
13.5%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
481
11.1%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
438
10.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
390
9.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
273
6.3%
9.0%
35.0% or more
2,167
50.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
519
0.0%
0.0%
St. Bernard Parish, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
9,879
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
823
8.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,672
16.9%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
3,507
35.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
2,397
24.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
1,031
10.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
379
3.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
57
0.6%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
13
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
133,400
205,000
