Abita Springs is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,003 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Abita Springs is the 207th largest community in Louisiana.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Abita Springs is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Abita Springs is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Abita Springs who work in sales jobs (13.56%), office and administrative support jobs (12.15%), and teaching (8.24%).

Of important note, Abita Springs is also a town of artists. Abita Springs has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Abita Springs's character.

One of the nice things about Abita Springs is that is it nautical, meaning that parts of the town are somewhat historic and on the ocean, or touch tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Abita Springs is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Abita Springs isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 97.68% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

Abita Springs is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Abita Springs Information and Demographics

The overall education level of Abita Springs citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.40% of adults in Abita Springs have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 14.96%.

The per capita income in Abita Springs in 2000 was $16,998, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $67,992 for a family of four.

The people who call Abita Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Abita Springs is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Abita Springs include French, Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Abita Springs is English.