St. Bernard Parish, LA
Demographic and economic profile of St. Bernard Parish, LA, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
St. Bernard Parish is a small Louisiana community of 44,172 with a relatively young median age of 36.2 years and a labor force participation rate of 59.2%, reflecting a working-age but constrained workforce where only 17.2% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Median worker earnings stand at $42,617 against a median household income of $58,651, with housing remaining accessible at a median home value of $192,100 and median gross rent of $1,083 per month and a 70.1% homeownership rate. The parish faces notable headwinds, including a 3.3% population decline over five years, a 7.4% unemployment rate, and a 22.6% poverty rate, alongside a GDP per capita of $26,990.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-3.3% since 2018
St. Bernard Parish lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone25,906 (58.3%)
- Black or African American Alone10,591 (23.8%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race3,664 (8.2%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,867 (4.2%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,120 (2.5%)
- Asian Alone864 (1.9%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish2,453
- 2.Vietnamese478
- 3.Arabic345
- 4.Other Indo-European208
- 5.Chinese (incl. Mandarin, Cantonese)139
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance3,951
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)2,416
- 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services2,070
- 4.Construction (Group)1,932
- 5.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,804
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations6,272
- 2.Sales & Office Occupations4,041
- 3.Service Occupations3,796
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,509
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,250
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.32×)392
- 2.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.26×)1,364
- 3.Construction (LQ 1.25×)1,607
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.24×)2,018
- 5.Public Administration (LQ 1.23×)1,076
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.