St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana (LA)

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% of renters here:	25%
State:	32%

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Races in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana:

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

Males: 32,495	(48.3%)
Females: 34,734	(51.7%)

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St. Bernard Parish:	2.6 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

This county:	$45,164
Louisiana:	$40,926

This county:	$506
State:	$494

St. Bernard Parish:	$138,200
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $159,776

Here:	$159,776
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $155,871

Here:	$155,871
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $164,337

Here:	$164,337
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $171,078

Here:	$171,078
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $115,526

Here:	$115,526
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $32,747

Here:	$32,747
State:	$34,481

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $53,421

Here:	$53,421
State:	$47,390

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

This county:	13.1%
Whole state:	19.6%

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

Here:	8.0%
Louisiana:	6.3%

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%

Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes

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

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

St. Bernard Parish-area historical earthquake activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 99% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/20/2005 at 00:52:20, a magnitude 3.0 (3.0 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 54.2 miles away from St. Bernard Parish center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG)

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%)

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%

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%

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

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

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

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%

Household type by relationship

• 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

Here:	70 per 1000 residents
State:	78 per 1000 residents

Here:	61 per 1000 residents
State:	49 per 1000 residents

Here:	+2 per 1000 residents
State:	+4 per 1000 residents

Here:	-37 per 1000 residents
State:	-20 per 1000 residents

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

Here:	5.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.2
State:	4.1

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

Here:	31.5%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	21.7%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	21.5%
Louisiana:	16.8%

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