Ball is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,885 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Ball is the 115th largest community in Louisiana.
The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Ball, employing 7.46% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Public Service and Education industries employ 21.31% and 18.45% of the civilian workforce, respectively.
As is often the case in a small town, Ball doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The overall education level of Ball is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 28.07% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Ball in 2018 was $27,967, 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 $111,868 for a family of four. However, Ball contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Ball home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ball residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ball include Irish, French, French Canadian, Italian, and English.
The most common language spoken in Ball is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.