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Real Estate Prices & Overview

Donaldsonville South median real estate price is $208,199, which is more expensive than 46.6% of the neighborhoods in Louisiana and 21.3% of the neighborhoods in the U.S.

The average rental price in Donaldsonville South is currently $930, based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. Rents here are currently lower in price than 92.7% of Louisiana neighborhoods.

Donaldsonville South is a rural neighborhood (based on population density) located in Donaldsonville, Louisiana.

Donaldsonville South real estate is primarily made up of medium sized (three or four bedroom) to small (studio to two bedroom) single-family homes and small apartment buildings. Most of the residential real estate is occupied by a mixture of owners and renters. Many of the residences in the Donaldsonville South neighborhood are established but not old, having been built between 1970 and 1999. A number of residences were also built between 2000 and the present.

Home and apartment vacancy rates are 5.9% in Donaldsonville South. NeighborhoodScout analysis shows that this rate is lower than 59.2% of the neighborhoods in the nation, approximately near the middle range for vacancies.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Modes of Transportation

In the Donaldsonville South neighborhood, carpooling is still a popular way to get to and from work. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that 28.2% of commuters carpool here, which is more than in 98.2% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that the Donaldsonville South neighborhood has a greater concentration of residents currently enrolled in college than 95.5% of the neighborhoods in the U.S. With 11.1% of the population here attending college, this is very much a college-focused neighborhood.

Occupations

From major sales accounts to fast-food workers, sales and service employees are often the backbone of the local economy. In the Donaldsonville South neighborhood, they truly stand out. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis identifies this neighborhood as having a higher percentage of sales and service workers than 95.2% of all American neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the Donaldsonville South neighborhood has more African and Sub-Saharan African ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 10.6% of this neighborhood's residents have African ancestry and 10.6% have Sub-Saharan African ancestry.

The Neighbors

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 Donaldsonville South neighborhood in Donaldsonville are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 32.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 84.2% 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 Donaldsonville South neighborhood, 37.4% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (22.5%), and 11.9% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the Donaldsonville South neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (4.7%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the Donaldsonville South neighborhood in Donaldsonville, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Sub-Saharan African (10.6%). There are also a number of people of African ancestry (10.6%), and residents who report French roots (3.9%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.1%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (1.6%), among others.

Getting to Work

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 Donaldsonville South neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (43.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (69.4%) 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 (28.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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