St. Bernard is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,313 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Bernard is the 160th largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in St. Bernard was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local St. Bernard economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in St. Bernard, where the median household income is $42,822.00.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, St. Bernard has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes St. Bernard a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

St. Bernard is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

In St. Bernard, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.19 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, St. Bernard doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

In terms of college education, the citizens of St. Bernard rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.35% of adults 25 and older in St. Bernard have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in St. Bernard in 2018 was $26,291, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,164 for a family of four. However, St. Bernard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

St. Bernard is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call St. Bernard home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of St. Bernard residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. St. Bernard also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 26.06% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in St. Bernard include French, Italian, German, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in St. Bernard is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.