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, Saint Rose isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Saint Rose are a mix 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%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Saint Rose are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Saint Rose is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Saint Rose isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.69% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Saint Rose doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Saint Rose Information and Demographics

In Saint Rose, just 9.35% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 14.96%.

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.