St. Bernard Parish, LA

County

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2023 Population

44,172

0.304% 1-year growth

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2023 Median Household Income

$57,638

3.19% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$192,100

4.4% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in St. Bernard Parish, LA reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in St. Bernard Parish, LA are Nunez Community College (749 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in St. Bernard Parish, LA was $192,100, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in St. Bernard Parish, LA drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 29 minutes. The average car ownership in St. Bernard Parish, LA was 2 cars per household.

St. Bernard Parish, LA borders Orleans Parish, LA, Plaquemines Parish, LA, St. Tammany Parish, LA, Hancock County, MS, and Harrison County, MS.

United States Louisiana New Orleans-Metairie, LA

Economy

The economy of St. Bernard Parish, LA employs N/A people. The largest industries in St. Bernard Parish, LA are Retail Trade (2,453 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,194 people), and Educational Services (1,936 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($88,500), Utilities ($79,750), and Manufacturing ($74,410).

Males in Louisiana have an average income that is 1.52 times higher than the average income of females, which is $49,789. The income inequality in Louisiana (measured using the Gini index) is 0.466, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in St. Bernard Parish, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (2,118 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (1,643 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,348 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of St. Bernard Parish, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in St. Bernard Parish, LA, are Retail Trade (2,453 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (2,194 people), and Educational Services (1,936 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of St. Bernard Parish, LA, though some of these residents may live in St. Bernard Parish, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$51,279

Median earning men ± $3,916

$39,650

Median earning women ± $3,046

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Manufacturing ($74,896), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($73,776), and Public Administration ($71,319).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Information ($70,500), Public Administration ($62,102), and Manufacturing ($53,542).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.78%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 1.94M people employed in Louisiana. This represents a 1.78% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 14.4%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Louisiana.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

70
Retail Trade
53
Construction
33
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$198k
Manufacturing
$54k
Retail Trade
$48.2k
Construction

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in St. Bernard County, LA went to Donald J. Trump with 63.3% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.07%).

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing the state of Louisiana. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (63.3%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (34.8%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.07%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in St. Bernard County, LA for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Louisiana

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Bill Cassidy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2015

John Kennedy

Senator from Louisiana

Assumed office on January 3, 2017

Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy are the senators currently representing Louisiana.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Louisiana over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Louisiana

Louisiana is currently represented by 6 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Louisiana have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in St. Bernard Parish, LA awarded 749 degrees. The student population of St. Bernard Parish, LA in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 1,102 male students and 1,848 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in St. Bernard Parish, LA are White (311 and 42%), followed by Black or African American (237 and 32%), Hispanic or Latino (72 and 9.73%), and Unknown (62 and 8.38%).

The largest universities in St. Bernard Parish, LA by number of degrees awarded are Nunez Community College (749 and 100%).

The most popular majors in St. Bernard Parish, LA are Other Industrial Production Technology (102 and 13.6%), General Studies (98 and 13.1%), and Aeronautical & Aerospace Engineering Technology (62 and 8.28%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 2,950 students enrolled in St. Bernard Parish, LA, 37.4% men and 62.6% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 1,071 records, of which 74% were women and 26% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Welding Technology
48 degrees awarded
Electrician
43 degrees awarded
Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant
42 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in St. Bernard Parish, LA was Welding Technology with 48 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in St. Bernard Parish, LA according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Nunez Community College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

749 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Nunez Community College with 749 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 367 men were awarded degrees from institutions in St. Bernard Parish, LA, which is 0.961 times less than the 382 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 311 degrees mean that there were 1.31 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Black or African American, with 237 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,335) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($920) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,625) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.03% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.811% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.2M), Some college (811k), and Secondary Education (604k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in St. Bernard Parish, LA was $192,100 in 2023, which is 0.633 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $184,000 to $192,100, a 4.4% increase. The homeownership rate in St. Bernard Parish, LA is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in St. Bernard Parish, LA have an average commute time of 29 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in St. Bernard Parish, LA is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in St. Bernard Parish, LA is $57,638. In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income in St. Bernard Parish, LA was Census Tract 302.08 with a value of $103,284, followed by Census Tract 302.06 and Census Tract 301.05, with respective values of $76,250 and $75,000.

Housing

Property

$192,100

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,693

$11,084

Median Property Taxes

±$699

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In St. Bernard Parish, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in St. Bernard Parish, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 302.08
Census Tract 302.06
Census Tract 301.05

In 2023, the tract with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in St. Bernard Parish, LA was Census Tract 302.08 with a value of $103,284, followed by Census Tract 302.06 and Census Tract 301.05, with respective values of $76,250 and $75,000.

The following map shows all of the tracts in St. Bernard Parish, LA colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$57,638

Median Household Income

± $4,493

15.8k

Number of Households

± 875

The following chart displays the households in St. Bernard Parish, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for St. Bernard Parish, LA is from Louisiana.

0.466

2022 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.467

2021 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2022, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.466 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.313% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (80.5%)
Carpooled (9.47%)
Worked At Home (6.26%)

In 2023, 80.5% of workers in St. Bernard Parish, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.47%) and those who worked at home (6.26%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

29 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in St. Bernard Parish, LA have a longer commute time (29 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 3.14% of the workforce in St. Bernard Parish, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in St. Bernard Parish, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in St. Bernard Parish, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in St. Bernard Parish, LA have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in St. Bernard Parish, LA (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in St. Bernard Parish, LA is White, followed by Black and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 30.9% of the children was living in poverty in St. Bernard Parish, LA. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 3.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Uninsured

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in St. Bernard Parish, LA changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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