About Braithwaite

Braithwaite is a very small coastal town (ie. on the ocean or tidally-influenced rivers) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,211 people and just one neighborhood, Braithwaite is the 194th largest community in Louisiana.

Braithwaite is neither predominently blue-collar or white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Braithwaite is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Braithwaite who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.86%), sales jobs (8.43%), and healthcare (7.29%).

The town is also nautical, which means that parts of Braithwaite 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.

One downside of living in Braithwaite is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Braithwaite, the average commute to work is 35.55 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Braithwaite is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Braithwaite 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. 96.87% 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.

Braithwaite, even though it is a small town, has many people who use public transportation every day to get to and from work. This is a great benefit for people in the town who have a need for low-cost transportation.

Braithwaite Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Braithwaite rank slightly lower than the national average. 12.30% of adults 25 and older in Braithwaite have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 14.96% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Braithwaite in 2000 was $15,091, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $60,364 for a family of four.

Braithwaite is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Braithwaite home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Braithwaite is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Braithwaite include French, Italian, Irish, and German.

The most common language spoken in Braithwaite is English.