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St. Bernard, LA
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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 2,313 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 $42,822.00.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, St. Bernard has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes St. Bernard a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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 34.19 minutes every day commuting to work.

St. Bernard is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

In terms of college education, the citizens of St. Bernard rank slightly lower than the national average. 13.35% of adults 25 and older in St. Bernard have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in St. Bernard in 2022 was $26,291, 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 $105,164 for a family of four. However, St. Bernard contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

St. Bernard is a very 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 26.06% 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.


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