St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

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Key figures

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States	Rank
Total Population	44,419	4,611,961	334,922,499	1110th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$58,651	$60,756	$80,734	2211th of 3,221
Median Age	36.2	38.0	38.9	2849th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	17.6%	27.0%	35.7%	2409th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$202,500	$216,500	$332,700	1377th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$1,082	$1,064	$1,413	765th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.0%	18.9%	12.5%	321st of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	7.6%	6.3%	5.2%	327th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	117.7	106.7	n/a	879th of 3,222
Foreign Born	5.7%	4.9%	14.1%	862nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	73.7	n/a	n/a	2269th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	70.1%	67.4%	65.2%	2279th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	30.9	25.7	26.4	405th of 3,221
Worked from Home	8.3%	8.1%	15.1%	1687th of 3,222
Uninsured	9.6%	n/a	n/a	1740th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	37.8%	41.8%	46.9%	2980th of 3,222
Broadband Access	83.0%	n/a	n/a	1678th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	55.5%	55.7%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13.9%	7.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	23.6%	30.5%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.9%	1.7%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.2%	3.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	61.4	58.9	61.4

Age in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Median Age	36.2	38.0	38.9
Under 18 %	25.9%	23.5%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	8.1%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.0%	13.3%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	15.1%	13.3%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	23.5%	24.1%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	13.3%	16.7%	17.2%

Households and families in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Households	16,219	1,804,780	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	66.5%	62.7%	64.2%
Households with Children	37.4%	30.3%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	28.8%	20.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	27.2%	31.6%	28.7%
Never Married	37.6%	36.4%	34.4%

Income and poverty in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Per Capita Income	$30,406	$35,038	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	22.4%	22.4%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.8%	15.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	13.9%	14.8%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.0%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.0%	18.9%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	44.6%	37.9%	28.2%
SNAP Households	25.1%	17.3%	n/a

Housing in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Housing Units	18,248	2,108,902	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	71.8%	65.3%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	5.4%	11.2%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.1%	14.4%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,981.0	1,983.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	29.9%	32.6%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	35.4%	32.8%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$961	$1,180	n/a

Education in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Less than High School	17.8%	12.7%	10.4%
High School Graduate	30.0%	32.5%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	34.7%	27.7%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	11.6%	17.0%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	6.0%	10.1%	14.1%

Work and commuting in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Labour Force Participation	59.6%	59.3%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	76.4%	78.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.8%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.5%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	23.4%	28.3%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.1%	8.0%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	8.2%	8.4%	n/a

Origins and language in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

Statistic	St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	Louisiana	United States
Born in State of Residence	82.7%	77.2%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.7%	2.0%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	4.0%	2.9%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	90.0%	91.5%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	6.5%	4.7%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	7.1%	6.4%	16.7%

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