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. St. Bernard has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in St. Bernard, where the median household income is $42,822.00.St. Bernard is a blue-collar town, with 51.39% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, St. Bernard is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Bernard who work in farm management occupations (12.38%), healthcare (10.98%), and food service (9.82%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) St. Bernard has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. St. Bernard has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in St. Bernard than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, St. Bernard may be for you. One of the nice things about St. Bernard is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. One downside of living in St. Bernard, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 34.19 minutes every day commuting to work. St. Bernard is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The percentage of adults in St. Bernard with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 13.35% of adults in St. Bernard have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in St. Bernard in 2022 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.
