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County population in July 2007: 19,826 (96% urban, 4% rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 18,758
Renter-occupied apartments: 6,365
% of renters here:  25%
State:  32%
Land area: 465 sq. mi.
Water area: 1328.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 43 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

2008 cost of living index in St. Bernard Parish: 87.7 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Type of workers:

  • Private wage or salary: 81%
  • Government: 13%
  • Self-employed, not incorporated: 6%
  • Unpaid family work: 0%

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana:

  • White Non-Hispanic (84.4%)
  • Black (7.6%)
  • Hispanic (5.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Median resident age:  36.6 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Males: 32,495  (48.3%)
Females: 34,734  (51.7%)
Average wage per job in 2003: $27,606
County population in 2003: 65,868
Jobs in 2003: 18,921

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St. Bernard Parish,LA real estate house value trend


Total labor force in 2004: 30,936
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.8%

Average household size:
St. Bernard Parish:  2.6 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Estimated median household income in 2007: $45,164 ($35,939 in 1999)
This county:  $45,164
Louisiana:  $40,926

2007 median house/condo value: $135,635 ($85,200 in 2000)
St. Bernard Parish:  $135,635
Louisiana:  $126,800

Median contract rent in 2007 for apartments: $506 (lower quartile is $403, upper quartile is $634)
This county:  $506
State:  $494

Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,138
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $281

Institutionalized population: 727


Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

  • Murders: 3
  • Rapes: 9
  • Robberies: 45
  • Assaults: 153
  • Burglaries: 368
  • Thefts: 1556
  • Auto thefts: 194

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Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2000: 96 buildings, average cost: $61,200
  • 2001: 117 buildings, average cost: $71,400
  • 2002: 104 buildings, average cost: $80,500
  • 2003: 98 buildings, average cost: $83,000
  • 2004: 95 buildings, average cost: $91,200
  • 2005: 46 buildings, average cost: $114,100
  • 2006: 125 buildings, average cost: $109,100

Number of permits per 10,000 residents
Average cost (in 1000s)




Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $276 (0.3%)

St. Bernard Parish household income distribution in 2007 St. Bernard Parish home values distribution


St. Bernard Parish contract rent distribution in 2007

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  13.1%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This county:  6.1%
Whole state:  9.4%

Area name: New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in St. Bernard Parish is $804 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $940 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $1207 a month.

Cities in this county include: Chalmette, Meraux, Violet, Arabi, Poydras.

2005 air pollution in St. Bernard Parish:

Lead: 0.82 µg/m3 (standard limit: 1.5 µg/m3). Significanly above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.096 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.079 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Near U.S. average.


Neighboring counties: Orleans Parish , Plaquemines Parish .


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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in St. Bernard Parish: Battery Bienvenue Ruins (A), Old Fort Beauregard Ruins (B), Ninemile Bayou Light (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Church in St. Bernard Parish: Creedmore Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes: Muscle Bay (A), Goose Flat (B), Negro Lagoon (C), Grand Lagoon (D), Brick Lagoon (E), Lena Lagoon (F), Bottle Lagoon (G), Blind Lagoon (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Trappers Bayou (A), Villere, Bayou (B), Loutre, Bayou la (C), Magill, Bayou (D), Bienvenue, Bayou (E), Whiskey Bayou (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in St. Bernard Parish include: Biloxi State Wildlife Management Area (1), Breton National Wildlife Refuge (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Beach: Hell Pass Coast (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Saint Bernard Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 
Unemployment in September 2007:
Here:  0.0%
Louisiana:  4.4%


Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 3,378
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 73.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%

Number of foreign born residents: 2,019 (62% naturalized citizens)

St. Bernard Parish:  3.0%
Whole state:  2.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 189
  • 1990 to 1994: 272
  • 1985 to 1989: 254
  • 1980 to 1984: 272
  • 1975 to 1979: 347
  • 1970 to 1974: 95
  • 1970 to 1974: 178
  • 1965 to 1969: 412


Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 41.3%

St. Bernard Parish marital status for males
St. Bernard Parish marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 19,118
  • One, attached: 1,564
  • Two: 1,797
  • 3 or 4: 945
  • 5 to 9: 618
  • 10 to 19: 310
  • 20 or more: 298
  • Mobile homes: 2,109
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 31

Housing units in St. Bernard Parish with a mortgage: 9,827 (1,147 second mortgage, 734 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6,494

Here:  60.2% with mortgage
State:  59.7% with mortgage

Agriculture in St. Bernard Parish
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $15654
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2545.00
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 32.26%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $12541
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 12.00%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $34742
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 95.83%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Vegetables: 20 harvested acres


Class of Workers


Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (16%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Petroleum and coal products (4%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (16%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (9%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Food and beverage stores (5%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (3%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (10%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Cashiers (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
  • Honduras (15%)
  • Vietnam (14%)
  • Philippines (13%)
  • Mexico (8%)
  • Nicaragua (6%)
  • Israel (5%)
  • Cuba (5%)


Most common first ancestries reported in St. Bernard Parish:
  • French (except Basque) (21%)
  • Italian (20%)
  • German (13%)
  • Irish (8%)
  • United States or American (7%)
  • English (3%)
  • French Canadian (1%)

St. Bernard Parish mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 22,627 (79%)
  • Carpooled: 4,638 (16%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 186 (1%)
  • Subway or elevated: 16 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 10 (0%)
  • Taxi: 25 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 31 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 100 (0%)
  • Walked: 396 (1%)
  • Other means: 327 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 383 (1%)

People in group quarters in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
  • 431 people in nursing homes
  • 296 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 26 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
  • 8 people in religious group quarters
  • 6 people in other group homes
  • 3 people in crews of maritime vessels

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $33,130.

3.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,119 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  3.36%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.66% relocated from other counties in Louisiana ($21,857 average AGI)
0.69% relocated from other states ($7,262 average AGI)
St. Bernard Parish:  0.69%
Louisiana average:  2.22%



Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orleans Parish, LA  1.54% ($27,966 average AGI)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.51% ($27,947)


78.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,908 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  78.88%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
54.50% relocated to other counties in Louisiana ($27,193 average AGI)
24.38% relocated to other states ($8,715 average AGI)
St. Bernard Parish:  24.38%
Louisiana average:  7.16%



Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Tammany Parish, LA  16.83% ($44,548 average AGI)
to Jefferson Parish, LA  13.71% ($38,160)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA  3.95% ($39,038)
to Pearl River County, MS  3.81% ($34,661)
to East Baton Rouge Parish, LA  3.27% ($34,105)
to Orleans Parish, LA  2.92% ($35,506)
to Harris County, TX  2.72% ($23,587)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 13.4
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 12.7



Births per 1000 population in St. Bernard Parish

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4



Deaths per 1000 population in St. Bernard Parish

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 8.6



Infant deaths per 1000 live births in St. Bernard Parish

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 10,649 (8,667 aged, 1,982 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 15%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 13%

Short term general hospitals per 100,000 population in 2004: 1.53
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 10865.85
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 295.940
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 26314.18

General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1334.070
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1517.650

Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 36.32
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73.43

Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4.59


Household type by relationship


Households: 66,442
  • In family households: 58,490 (13,393 male householders, 4,970 female householders)
    13,433 spouses, 21,021 children (19,428 natural, 395 adopted, 1,198 stepchildren), 2,025 grandchildren, 545 brothers or sisters, 503 parents, 1,288 other relatives, 1,312 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 7,952 (2,807 male householders (2,209 living alone)), 3,895 female householders (3,534 living alone)), 1,250 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 787 (742 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,010 2-persons, 4,790 3-persons, 4,031 4-persons, 1,683 5-persons, 572 6-persons, 277 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,743 1-person, 783 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 54 4-persons.

92.7% of residents of St. Bernard Parish speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (48% speak English very well, 35% speak English well, 17% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (55% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 21% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $372,167,000 ($5677 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $27,668,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $165,411,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $131,131,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $93,000
Federal grants: $42,557,000
Federal procurement contracts: $25,181,000 ($22,850,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $7,793,000 ($54,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $9,137,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $37,724,000
Federal Government insurance: $2,048,737,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 4,548
Here:  70 per 1000 residents
State:  78 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 4,011
Here:  61 per 1000 residents
State:  49 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +114
Here:  +2 per 1000 residents
State:  +4 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: -2,432
Here:  -37 per 1000 residents
State:  -20 per 1000 residents



Population growth in St. Bernard Parish

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 10.29 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.6
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.1



Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 298
  • 1995 to 1998: 1,285
  • 1990 to 1994: 1,527
  • 1980 to 1989: 4,679
  • 1970 to 1979: 6,846
  • 1960 to 1969: 5,844
  • 1950 to 1959: 4,436
  • 1940 to 1949: 1,205
  • 1939 or earlier: 670

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana:
  • 1 room: 27
  • 2 rooms: 180
  • 3 rooms: 812
  • 4 rooms: 1,887
  • 5 rooms: 6,152
  • 6 rooms: 5,291
  • 7 rooms: 2,577
  • 8 rooms: 1,054
  • 9+ rooms: 778


Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana:
  • 1 room: 88
  • 2 rooms: 534
  • 3 rooms: 752
  • 4 rooms: 2,724
  • 5 rooms: 1,458
  • 6 rooms: 464
  • 7 rooms: 245
  • 8 rooms: 90
  • 9+ rooms: 10


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in St. Bernard Parish:
  • no bedroom: 104
  • 1 bedroom: 575
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,507
  • 3 bedrooms: 12,113
  • 4 bedrooms: 2,179
  • 5+ bedrooms: 280


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in St. Bernard Parish:
  • no bedroom: 111
  • 1 bedroom: 1,142
  • 2 bedrooms: 3,393
  • 3 bedrooms: 1,481
  • 4 bedrooms: 200
  • 5+ bedrooms: 38


Cars and other vehicles available in St. Bernard Parish in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 1,241
  • 1 vehicle: 6,223
  • 2 vehicles: 8,252
  • 3 vehicles: 2,366
  • 4 vehicles: 579
  • 5+ vehicles: 97


Cars and other vehicles available in St. Bernard Parish in renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 1,356
  • 1 vehicle: 3,023
  • 2 vehicles: 1,780
  • 3 vehicles: 161
  • 4 vehicles: 38
  • 5+ vehicles: 7


65% of St. Bernard Parish residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Louisiana.

St. Bernard Parish:  65.4%
State average:  59.6%


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 57887
  • Northeast: 880
  • Midwest: 1078
  • South: 4406
  • West: 705

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $82,600


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

  

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (76%)
  • Electricity (23%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (50%)
  • Electricity (48%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)



Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,671
Here:  31.5%
Louisiana:  17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 817
Here:  21.7%
Louisiana:  15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 641
Here:  21.5%
Louisiana:  16.8%


Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School


Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

St. Bernard Parish government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $6,942,000
  • Charges - All Other: $5,491,000
    Sewerage: $1,947,000
    Parks & Recreation: $244,000
    Regular Highways: $113,000
    Housing & Community Development: $64,000
  • Construction - Sewerage: $6,071,000
    Regular Highways: $1,700,000
    General: $895,000
  • Current Operations - General - Other: $10,326,000
    Police Protection: $8,424,000
    Water Utilities: $7,814,000
    Fire Protection: $6,629,000
    Regular Highways: $6,618,000
    Solid Waste Management: $5,462,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,062,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,663,000
    Financial Administration: $3,027,000
    Central Staff Services: $2,131,000
    Parks & Recreation: $1,736,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,388,000
    Sewerage: $1,379,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $842,000
    Welfare - Other: $626,000
    Transit Utilities: $483,000
    Libraries: $452,000
    Health Services - Other: $332,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,476,000
    Housing & Community Development: $1,394,000
    Transit Utilities: $452,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $6,176,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Judicial and Legal: $8,000
    Central Staff Services: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $758,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Industrial Revenue: $71,181,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $19,901,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $6,995,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $3,663,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $63,771,000
    Other, NEC: $19,370,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $7,410,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $3,863,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $5,316,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $2,245,000
    Special Assessments: $34,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $719,000
    Transit Utilities: $456,000
    Police Protection: $357,000
    Corrections - Other: $214,000
    Judicial: $140,000
    Libraries: $135,000
    Parks & Recreation: $122,000
    General - Other: $121,000
    Financial Administration: $72,000
    Central Staff: $69,000
    Fire Protection: $50,000
    Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $36,000
    Health - Other: $6,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $20,454,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $7,787,000
    Transit Utilities: $75,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $70,707,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $7,701,000
    All Other: $4,508,000
    General Support: $1,406,000
    Public Welfare: $550,000
    Transit Utilities: $110,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $25,627,000
    Property: $12,755,000
    NEC: $2,098,000
    Public Utilities: $528,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $25,901,000


Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Total Number Of Recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of aged recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of blind and disabled recipients

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients under 18

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients between 18 and 64

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) - Number of recipients older than 64