Jeanerette is a very small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,643 people and two associated neighborhoods, Jeanerette is the 93rd largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Jeanerette is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Jeanerette is a city of managers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Jeanerette who work in management occupations (33.75%), office and administrative support (11.37%), and healthcare suport services (7.01%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 21.79% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. Jeanerette 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. Being a small city, Jeanerette does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.In terms of college education, the citizens of Jeanerette rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.51% of adults 25 and older in Jeanerette have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Jeanerette in 2022 was $26,098, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,392 for a family of four. However, Jeanerette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Jeanerette is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Jeanerette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Jeanerette residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Jeanerette include French, German, Swedish, English, and Acadian/Cajun. The most common language spoken in Jeanerette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Korean.
