Saint Rose is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 6,639 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Saint Rose is the 96th largest community in Louisiana.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Saint Rose is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Saint Rose is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Saint Rose who work in office and administrative support jobs (20.17%), sales jobs (12.54%), and management occupations (6.21%).

One of the nice things about Saint Rose is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Saint Rose is a very car-oriented town. 97.69% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Saint Rose is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Saint Rose has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Saint Rose 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.

Saint Rose Information and Demographics

The citizens of Saint Rose have a very low rate of college education: just 9.35% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 14.96% for all cities.

The per capita income in Saint Rose in 2000 was $14,134, 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 $56,536 for a family of four.

Saint Rose is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Saint Rose home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Saint Rose is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Saint Rose include French, German, Italian, Irish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Saint Rose is English. Some people also speak Spanish.