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 2,329 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Bernard is the 160th largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in St. Bernard, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to St. Bernard, and putting down their money on brand new construction. St. Bernard’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. St. Bernard does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $51,359.00.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, St. Bernard is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 49.42% of the St. Bernard workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, St. Bernard is a town of construction workers and builders, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Bernard who work in healthcare (12.30%), computer science and math (9.04%), and food service (7.14%). Also of interest is that St. Bernard has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. 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 34.17 minutes every day commuting to work. Being a small town, St. Bernard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In St. Bernard, just 8.74% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. The per capita income in St. Bernard in 2022 was $29,444, 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 $117,776 for a family of four. However, St. Bernard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. St. Bernard is an extremely 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 28.90% 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.
