Violet ZIP Codes — Saint Bernard County, LA

Age summary

Group	Count	%
Under 18	2,066	29.0%
18 and over	5,068	71.0%
65 and over	782	11.0%
Median age	40.0 years

Group	Count	%
White	3,486	47%
Black or African American	3,134	42.2%
Hispanic or Latino	287	3.9%
Two or more races	277	3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	149	2%
Other race	83	1.1%
Asian	5	0.1%

Range	% of households
Under $10k	10.5%
$10k–$15k	2.6%
$15k–$25k	12.2%
$25k–$35k	9.7%
$35k–$50k	8.7%
$50k–$75k	13.8%
$75k–$100k	13.3%
$100k–$150k	14.5%
$150k–$200k	12.5%
$200k+	2.3%
Median income	$65,855

Home values

Housing overview

Metric	Value
Median home value	$159,200
Median rent / month	$1,196
Owner occupied	83.3%
Renter occupied	16.7%
Vacant	11.8%
Single-family detached	82.5%
Large apartment buildings	0.0%
Mobile homes	8.3%
Median rooms	5.6
Avg household size (owned)	2.80

Year built

Era	%
2020 or later	0.0%
2010–2019	0.9%
2000–2009	20.4%
1990–1999	11.2%
1980–1989	17.1%
1970–1979	16.5%
1960–1969	23.8%
1950–1959	5.3%
1940–1949	4.0%
1939 or earlier	0.7%

Bedrooms

Size	% of units
No bedroom (studio)	1.2%
1 bedroom	1.6%
2 bedrooms	10.1%
3 bedrooms	72.4%
4 bedrooms	12.8%
5+ bedrooms	1.8%

Vehicles per household

Vehicles	% of households
No vehicle	8.7%
1 vehicle	43.6%
2 vehicles	33.4%
3 or more	14.3%

Heating fuel

Fuel type	%
Utility gas	41.0%
Electricity	57.3%
Propane / LP gas	1.4%
No fuel used	0.3%

Household type	Count	%
Married-couple family	993	40.8%
Cohabiting couple	203	8.3%
Male householder, no spouse	274	11.3%
Female householder, no spouse	964	39.6%
Households with children under 18	844	34.7%
Households with seniors (65+)	648	26.6%
Average household size	2.93

Marital status

Status	Male	Female
Never married	35.1%	27.9%
Married	42.8%	34.3%
Separated	5.0%	5.3%
Widowed	3.0%	10.3%
Divorced	14.0%	22.2%

Metric	%
HS diploma or higher	77.4%
Bachelor's or higher	17.3%

School enrollment (ages 3–17)

Type	Count	%
Nursery / preschool	190	9.2%
Kindergarten	77	3.7%
Elementary school	1,114	54.0%
High school	352	17.1%
College / grad school	329	16.0%

Industry of employment

Occupation

Category	%
Management, business & arts	39.0%
Service	21.5%
Sales & office	20.4%
Natural resources & construction	9.7%
Production & transportation	9.5%

Employment type

Type	%
Private sector	69.5%
Government	23.7%
Self-employed	6.8%
Unpaid family workers	0.0%

Commute

Method	%
Drive alone	86.4%
Carpool	3.2%
Public transit	1.2%
Walk	0.7%
Other means	0.6%
Avg commute (minutes)	34.2

Income support

Source	% of households
Social Security	30.6%
Retirement income	17.0%
Supplemental Security	7.1%
Cash public assistance	5.2%
Food stamps / SNAP	25.8%

Condition	%
High blood pressure	39.3%
High cholesterol	33.6%
Heart disease	6.6%
Stroke	4.1%
Asthma	10.9%
Arthritis	25.5%
Kidney disease	3.4%
Pulmonary disease	8.5%
Cancer	5.0%

Behavior / access	%
Binge drinking	18.2%
No physical activity	35.1%
Less than 7 hrs sleep	40.4%
Fair or poor health	23.3%
Poor mental health	19.9%
Poor physical health	14.3%
No health insurance	18.3%
Visited doctor (checkup)	78.6%
Visited dentist	49.0%
Cholesterol screening	87.2%
Teeth loss	22.8%

Veterans	Count	%
Civilian veterans	175	3.5%

Disability	%
Any disability	22.0%
Under 18	13.2%
18–64 years	20.3%
65 and over	54.1%

Health insurance coverage

Type	%
Private insurance	48.4%
Public insurance	56.0%
Uninsured under 19	0.0%

Language spoken at home (age 5+)

Language	Count	%
English only	6,695	93.8%
Spanish	95	1.4%
Other Indo-European	95	1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Other languages	0	0.0%

Place of birth & citizenship

Origin	Count	%
Native born (US)	7,033	98.6%
Born in same state	6,982	97.9%
Born in different state	6,296	88.3%
Foreign born	51	0.7%
Naturalized citizen	101	1.4%
Not a US citizen	65	64.4%