St. Tammany Parish County vs. St. Bernard Parish County

St. Tammany Parish County (LA)St. Bernard Parish County (LA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)258,11146,721
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.4%30.2%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)233,75435,897
Population, Census, April 1, 2010233,74035,897
Persons under 5 years, percent6.1%7.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%26.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent16.9%11.4%
Female persons, percent51.5%51.0%
White alone, percent83.5%70.5%
Black or African American alone, percent12.5%23.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.8%
Asian alone, percent1.5%2.3%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent0.1%0.1%
Two or More Races, percent1.9%2.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent5.7%10.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent78.4%62.1%
Veterans, 2014-201817,1201,621
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20183.9%5.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)104,82617,172
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.5%67.9%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$212,700$142,400
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,549$1,082
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$455$329
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,040$917
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201311.2%14.9%
Building permits, 20181,430178
Households, 2014-201891,97515,029
Persons per household, 2014-20182.723.02
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201887.6%88.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20186.7%9.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.5%84.6%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.8%72.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201890.2%82.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.5%12.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.9%11.7%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.9%10.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201863.1%60.8%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201857.6%55.2%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)3,550,739392,214
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$14,829$9,420
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201830.527.7
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,706$46,011
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$34,201$21,217
Persons in poverty, percent11.8%20.1%
Total employer establishments, 20176,469678
Total employment, 201776,5108,087
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)3,273,193361,619
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-3.6%-1.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201725,5063,806
All firms, 201227,0453,665
Men-owned firms, 201215,1292,146
Women-owned firms, 20128,2801,200
Minority-owned firms, 20123,7831,217
Nonminority-owned firms, 201222,4522,329
Veteran-owned firms, 20122,933336
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201222,6753,217
Black-owned firms, percent, 20075.9%8.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%7.6%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.2%20.1%
Population per square mile, 2010276.495.1
Land area in square miles, 2010845.55377.52

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between St. Tammany Parish county (LA) and St. Bernard Parish county (LA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.