Demographics of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana had 45,642 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,784 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

St. Bernard Parish, in four figures

45,642
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +4.1%
Change since July 2020: +1,784 people.; 36.2 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $58,651 ±$4,431
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana's population grew 4.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	43,858	100.0	100.0
2021	44,338	101.1	100.2
2022	44,688	101.9	100.7
2023	44,963	102.5	101.6
2024	45,383	103.5	102.5
2025	45,642	104.1	103.1

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Population of St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	43,858	+93	+12	0	+73
2021	44,338	+480	+118	+15	+319
2022	44,688	+350	+86	+309	−17
2023	44,963	+275	+190	+236	−143
2024	45,383	+420	+110	+488	−174
2025	45,642	+259	+72	+157	+24

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.2 ±0.2: for men 35.9 ±0.5 and for women 36.5 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in St. Bernard Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	2,911 ±70	6.6% ±0.2	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	8,603 ±471	19.4% ±1.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,599 ±344	8.1% ±0.8	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	12,929 ±550	29.1% ±1.2	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	10,449 ±510	23.5% ±1.1	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	5,928 ±428	13.3% ±1.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $58,651 ±$4,431, and income per person $30,406 ±$2,149, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in St. Bernard Parish by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	3,628 ±410	22.4% ±2.5	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	3,346 ±458	20.6% ±2.8	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	2,727 ±419	16.8% ±2.6	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	2,199 ±345	13.6% ±2.1	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,260 ±321	13.9% ±2.0	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	919 ±213	5.7% ±1.3	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	1,140 ±346	7.0% ±2.1	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in St. Bernard Parish by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	10,128 ±1,102	23.0% ±2.5	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	3,431 ±509	30.1% ±3.9	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	5,026 ±606	21.1% ±2.4	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	1,671 ±279	18.8% ±2.9	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in St. Bernard Parish, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	St. Bernard Parish	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	18,248 ±42	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.9% ±1.6	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.1% ±1.6	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.1% ±2.3	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.9% ±2.2	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$202,500 ±$8,814	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,082 ±$39	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1981 ±2	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in St. Bernard Parish by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,167 ±0	13.9% ±<0.1	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	24,666 ±274	55.5% ±0.6	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	10,495 ±298	23.6% ±0.7	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	859 ±148	1.9% ±0.3	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	297 ±87	0.7% ±0.2	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 54	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	12 to 110	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,853 ±468	4.2% ±1.1	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in St. Bernard Parish by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	36,713 ±807	82.7% ±1.8	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,785 ±574	10.8% ±1.3	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	402 ±191	0.9% ±0.4	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,519 ±406	5.7% ±0.9	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	761 ±218	1.7% ±0.5	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,758 ±330	4.0% ±0.7	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

St. Bernard Parish among the counties of Louisiana

24th of 64 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Counties of Louisiana near St. Bernard Parish in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Acadia Parish	57,032	−0.8%
St. Martin Parish	51,106	−1.0%
St. Charles Parish	50,586	−3.7%
Lincoln Parish	48,360	+0.1%
St. Mary Parish	46,552	−5.3%
St. Bernard Parish	45,642	+4.1%
Vernon Parish	45,091	−7.3%
Washington Parish	44,937	−0.9%
St. John the Baptist Parish	39,875	−5.9%
Avoyelles Parish	37,941	−4.3%
Beauregard Parish	36,673	+0.2%

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Rankings this appears in

No. 9 Counties by population growth in Louisiana
No. 24 Counties by population in Louisiana
No. 58 Counties by poverty rate

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026