Belle Chasse is a somewhat small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 9,848 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Belle Chasse is the 61st largest community in Louisiana.

Unlike some towns, Belle Chasse isn't mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Belle Chasse are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Belle Chasse is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Belle Chasse who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.08%), sales jobs (11.07%), and management occupations (7.52%).

Belle Chasse is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Belle Chasse, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Belle Chasse are somewhat historic and bounded by the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and tidal rivers. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.

Belle Chasse 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.

Belle Chasse Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Belle Chasse is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 16.03% of adults 25 and older in Belle Chasse have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Belle Chasse in 2000 was $19,385, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $77,540 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Belle Chasse is English. Some people also speak Spanish.