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St. Bernard Parish, LA


Metropolitan Statistical Area: New Orleans-Metairie, LA
Designated Market Area: New Orleans, LA-MS
American Communities Project County Type (2023): African American South

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2022 population: 44,479   ( 8,582 from 2010 , 713 from 2020)
Land area: 377.5 square miles
Population density: 117.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:26,190 58.88% 6.4%
Black:11,12925.02% 77.4%
Indian:2890.65% 43.8%
Asian:9822.21% 42.7%
2+ races:9782.20% 40.7%
Hispanic:4,91111.04% 48.4%
Total non-White:18,28941.12% 62.0%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,276 14.6
Deaths:1,00411.5
Net Migration: 3784.3
Net Immigration: 570.7
Change in White population:1,583 4.4
Change in Non-White pop.:6,999 19.5




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
35,897
24,60768.55%
6,27217.47%
2010.56%
6881.92%
6951.94%
3,3099.22%
11,29031.45%

2000
67,229
56,72384.37%
5,0957.58%
3090.46%
8781.31%
7621.13%
3,4255.09%
10,50615.63%

1990
66,631
58,50487.80%
3,0754.61%
3160.47%
5870.88%
n/a
4,1496.23%
8,12712.20%

1980
64,097
56,05187.45%
2,3403.65%
2130.33%
2780.43%
n/a
5,1858.09%
8,04612.55%

1970
51,185
43,91285.79%
2,3974.68%
600.12%
970.19%
n/a
4,6959.17%
7,273 14.21%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
6,170 9.2
5,4378.1
-41,602-61.9
2580.4
-32,116 -47.8
784 1.2
1990's
NumberRate
9,001 13.5
6,70010.1
-4,625-6.9
3290.5
-1,781 -2.7
2,379 3.6
1980's
NumberRate
10,713 16.7
5,442 8.5
-2,432 -3.8
n/a
2,453 3.8
81 0.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
6,257 12.2
n/a
12,139 23.7
773 1.5

Age, Family & Household Data for St. Bernard Parish, LA
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
35.6
11,489 25.8%
32,990 74.2%
5,408 12.2%
15,732
2.78
10,421 66.2%
6,152 59.0%
1,898 18.2%
5,311 33.8%

2010
NumberPercent
32.9
9,177 25.6%
26,720 74.4%
3,288 9.2%
13,221
2.69
9,140 69.1%
5,414 59.2%
1,484 16.2%
4,081 30.9%

2000
NumberPercent
36.6
16,966 25.2%
50,263 74.8%
9,210 13.7%
25,065
2.65
18,363 73.3%
13,526 73.7%
1,826 9.9%
6,702 26.7%

1990
NumberPercent
32.5
17,962 27.0%
48,669 73.0%
7,536 11.3%
23,177
2.85
18,472 79.7%
14,766 79.9%
1,555 8.4%
4,705 20.3%

1980
NumberPercent
28.6
19,842 31.0%
44,255 69.0%
4,552 7.1%
20,615
3.09
17,621 85.5%
14,930 84.7%
1,086 6.2%
2,994 14.5%

2022 Housing Data for St. Bernard Parish, LA

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units17,778 
Median Value$184,000 
Occupied15,73288.5%
Vacant2,04611.5%
Owned11,31271.9%
Rented4,42028.1%
Median Rent$1,037 
Single-Family Units14,13879.5%
    Detached12,86772.4%
    Attached1,2717.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units9115.1%
Mobile Homes1,2166.8%

2022 Income & Employment Data for St. Bernard Parish, LA

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0001,4569.3%
$10,000 to $14,9998915.7%
$15,000 to $19,9997384.7%
$20,000 to $24,9991,0256.5%
$25,000 to $29,9998055.1%
$30,000 to $34,9997234.6%
$35,000 to $39,9995103.2%
$40,000 to $44,9994462.8%
$45,000 to $49,9997504.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991,0256.5%
$60,000 to $74,9991,4119.0%
$75,000 to $99,9992,21414.1%
$100,000 to $124,9991,2177.7%
$125,000 to $149,9997614.8%
$150,000 to $199,9991,0146.4%
$200,000 or more7464.7%
Median Household Income55,857 
Per Capita Income28,451 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI1,4489.2%
Public Assistance4352.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps3,73623.7%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed16,05762.5%
Unemployed1,4975.8%
In Armed Forces410.2%
Total Labor Force17,59568.4%
Not in Labor Force8,11131.6%
Real Unemployment Rate 37.4%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector6,8695,86553.9%
Non-Profit28168229.2%
Self-Employed1,03379156.6%
Local Government7151,26936.0%
State Government20858326.3%
Federal Government22927745.3%
Total Private + Self7,9026,65654.3%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,4332,81133.8%
Total9,3359,46749.6%
Pct. Govt.17.5%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,01110.7%
Sales and Office Occupations4,01721.3%
Professional, Technical3,99521.2%
Service Occupations3,95721.0%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1821.0%
All others4,87325.8%
White Collar 53.2%
Industry
 Number%
Retail trade2,61913.9%
Health care and social assistance2,08111.0%
Educational services1,95010.3%
Accommodation and food services1,7759.4%
Construction1,4517.7%
Manufacturing1,4317.6%
Public administration1,1336.0%
Transportation and warehousing1,0995.8%
Other services9915.3%
Professional, scientific, technical9415.0%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.8264.4%
Wholesale trade5422.9%
Finance and insurance4972.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation4372.3%
Real estate and rental and leasing3061.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting2391.3%
Information2111.1%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction1750.9%
Utilities1450.8%
Management40.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for St. Bernard Parish, LA

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican7101.61%
Puerto Rican1860.42%
Cuban2120.48%
Dominican160.04%
Total Central American1,3753.12%
Costa Rican180.04%
Guatemalan1080.25%
Honduran8501.93%
Nicaraguan1620.37%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran2370.54%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American440.10%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean70.02%
Colombian130.03%
Ecuadorian240.05%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic2,1244.82%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Vietnamese4360.99%
Filipino2270.52%
Chinese1870.42%
Indian1480.34%
Laotian100.02%
Indonesian20.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English37,79591.9%
Spanish1,9284.7%
Vietnamese4181.0%
Other Indo-European2670.6%
Arabic2480.6%
Tagalog1440.4%
French, Haitian, Cajun1410.3%
Chinese1130.3%
German, other Germanic360.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
French6,28714.3%
Italian5,95213.5%
German5,26612.0%
Irish3,4197.8%
English1,8994.3%
American1,6643.8%
Scottish3380.8%
African2970.7%
European2770.6%
French Canadian2610.6%
Palestinian2540.6%
Cajun2390.5%
British2340.5%
Dutch1480.3%
Scotch-Irish1470.3%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen43,13197.9%
Not a citizen9072.1%
Native42,20195.8%
Foreign-born1,8374.2%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for St. Bernard Parish, LA

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,527 5.2%3,956 13.6%8,591 29.5%10,150 34.9%3,315 11.4%1,585 5.4%
  Average years of education: 12.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,527 5.2%
9-12 Years 3,956 13.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 8,591 29.5%
Some College 10,150 34.9%
Bach. Degree 3,315 11.4%
Grad Degree 1,585 5.4%
Average years of education: 12.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for St. Bernard Parish, LA

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 31,289 28,840 2,449 7.8% 6.2%
1991 31,542 28,929 2,613 8.3% 7.2%
1992 31,365 28,181 3,184 10.2% 7.8%
1993 31,351 28,293 3,058 9.8% 7.4%
1994 31,986 28,994 2,992 9.4% 7.7%
1995 32,235 29,287 2,948 9.1% 6.9%
1996 32,262 29,803 2,459 7.6% 6.5%
1997 32,383 30,339 2,044 6.3% 5.9%
1998 32,447 30,596 1,851 5.7% 5.5%
1999 32,046 30,441 1,605 5.0% 5.0%
2000 32,101 30,398 1,703 5.3% 5.2%
2001 31,626 29,857 1,769 5.6% 5.6%
2002 31,080 29,224 1,856 6.0% 6.0%
2003 30,758 28,904 1,854 6.0% 6.3%
2004 30,487 28,899 1,588 5.2% 5.7%
2005 0 0 0 ?% 6.8%
2006 0 0 0 ?% 4.0%
2007 9,741 9,335 406 4.2% 4.1%
2008 17,390 16,649 741 4.3% 4.7%
2009 18,102 16,979 1,123 6.2% 6.8%
2010 15,934 14,681 1,253 7.9% 7.5%
2011 16,908 15,545 1,363 8.1% 7.4%
2012 17,712 16,365 1,347 7.6% 6.7%
2013 18,513 17,202 1,311 7.1% 6.4%
2014 19,140 17,840 1,300 6.8% 6.3%
2015 19,641 18,354 1,287 6.6% 6.3%
2016 19,571 18,379 1,192 6.1% 6.1%
2017 19,547 18,523 1,024 5.2% 5.1%
2018 19,890 18,907 983 4.9% 4.8%
2019 20,332 19,377 955 4.7% 4.7%
2020 20,022 17,984 2,038 10.2% 8.3%
2021 19,978 18,612 1,366 6.8% 5.6%
2022 20,012 19,215 797 4.0% 3.7%
2023 19,937 19,099 838 4.2% 3.7%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com