Ringgold is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,316 people and just one neighborhood, Ringgold is the 208th largest community in Louisiana.
Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ringgold is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ringgold is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Ringgold who work in healthcare suport services (19.04%), food service (12.18%), and maintenance occupations (9.39%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 16.75% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Overall, Ringgold’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Ringgold has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Ringgold has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ringgold than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ringgold may be for you.
In Ringgold, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.96 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Ringgold doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
In Ringgold, just 7.09% 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 21.84%.
The per capita income in Ringgold in 2022 was $13,457, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $53,828 for a family of four. Ringgold also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 39.29% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Ringgold is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ringgold home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ringgold residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Ringgold include Irish, English, French, German, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Ringgold is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Ringgold, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 96.9% of the neighborhoods in the United States. Also of note, 65.6% 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, the neighborhood is unique for having just 7.3% of adults here having earned a bachelor's degree. This is a lower rate of college graduates than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.2% of America's neighborhoods.
Also, if you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 7.0% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Louisiana, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Louisiana.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.8% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.0% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 30 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 92.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Ringgold are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 96.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 65.6% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.0% of U.S. neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 35.4% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.2%), and 16.8% in executive, management, and professional occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.1% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (3.2%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Ringgold, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (9.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.0%), and residents who report German roots (3.9%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (3.8%), along with some French ancestry residents (3.7%), among others.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (38.3% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.
Here most residents (84.0%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.