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. Much of the housing stock in St. Bernard was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local St. Bernard economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in St. Bernard, where the median household income is $42,822.00.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, St. Bernard is worth considering.

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. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

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 34.19 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

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.

The citizens of St. Bernard are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.35% of adults in St. Bernard have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

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.