Louisiana is a very small city located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 3,230 people and just one neighborhood, Louisiana is the 194th largest community in Missouri. Much of the housing stock in Louisiana was built prior to World War II, making it one of the older and more historic cities in the country.
When you are in Louisiana, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 45.89% of Louisiana’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Louisiana is a city of construction workers and builders, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Louisiana who work in office and administrative support (8.78%), teaching (8.21%), and sales jobs (7.25%).
As is often the case in a small city, Louisiana doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The rate of college-level education in Louisiana is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.52% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.
The per capita income in Louisiana in 2022 was $23,571, which is lower middle income relative to Missouri, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $94,284 for a family of four. However, Louisiana contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Louisiana is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Louisiana home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Louisiana residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Louisiana include Irish, German, Italian, English, and French.
The most common language spoken in Louisiana is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
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 Louisiana, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 98.3% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
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 Louisiana are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.0% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.2% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 67.6% 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, 47.7% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 24.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (13.6%), and 12.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.3% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (4.1%).
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 neighborhood in Louisiana, MO, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (12.3%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (11.0%), and residents who report Mexican roots (9.8%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (6.4%), along with some English ancestry residents (4.7%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (55.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (88.0%) 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 (7.6%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.