Bunkie is a very small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,205 people and just one neighborhood, Bunkie is the 126th largest community in Louisiana.
Unlike some cities, Bunkie isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bunkie are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bunkie is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bunkie who work in healthcare suport services (21.94%), maintenance occupations (9.88%), and sales jobs (6.92%).
Bunkie is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The rate of college-level education in Bunkie is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.89% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Bunkie in 2022 was $22,238, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $88,952 for a family of four. Bunkie also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 50.61% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Bunkie is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bunkie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bunkie residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Bunkie include Irish, French, Italian, Acadian/Cajun, and Scottish.
The most common language spoken in Bunkie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
One of the unique characteristics of the neighborhood revealed by analysis is that the per capita income of residents here is lower than that found in 98.5% of the neighborhoods in America. Also of note, 73.1% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
In addition, divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 20.2% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 12.2% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Bunkie are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 98.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 73.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 33.9% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 25.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.0%), and 17.2% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Bunkie, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (12.2%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (10.3%), and residents who report Italian roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (3.0%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.2%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (36.4% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (73.9%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (12.0%) and 7.5% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.