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 2,312 people and two associated neighborhoods, St. Bernard is the 160th largest community in Louisiana. St. Bernard has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in St. Bernard, where the median household income is $51,359.00.

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.

St. Bernard is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.

One downside of living in St. Bernard is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In St. Bernard, the average commute to work is 34.17 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, St. Bernard does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of St. Bernard has a very low overall level of education: only 8.74% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

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.