Chauvin is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,575 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chauvin is the 153rd largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Chauvin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chauvin is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chauvin who work in food service (26.07%), sales jobs (9.59%), and office and administrative support (9.38%). 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!) Chauvin 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. Chauvin has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Chauvin than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Chauvin may be for you. Chauvin is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Chauvin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Chauvin, the average commute to work is 30.40 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Being a small town, Chauvin does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Chauvin ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 1.87% of people over 25 have a college degree. The per capita income in Chauvin in 2022 was $19,665, 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 $78,660 for a family of four. However, Chauvin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chauvin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chauvin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chauvin residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Chauvin include French, French Canadian, English, Acadian/Cajun, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Chauvin is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
