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Delcambre, LA

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Overview


Delcambre is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,760 people and just one neighborhood, Delcambre is the 180th largest community in Louisiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Delcambre is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Delcambre is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Delcambre who work in teaching (20.87%), office and administrative support (15.17%), and sales jobs (10.32%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Delcambre 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.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Delcambre who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.63% of the adults in Delcambre have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Delcambre in 2018 was $22,918, 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 $91,672 for a family of four. However, Delcambre contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Delcambre is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Delcambre home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Delcambre residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Delcambre include French, Acadian/Cajun, French Canadian, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Delcambre is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and French.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Delcambre, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 12.1% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of Louisiana. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 14.9% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 5.6% have French Canadian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 5.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Delcambre are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 70.6% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 10.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 51.4% of America's neighborhoods.

The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.

In the neighborhood, 36.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 24.4% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.8%), and 18.6% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 93.5% of households. Some people also speak French (5.5%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Delcambre, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (14.9%). There are also a number of people of French Canadian ancestry (5.6%), and residents who report Irish roots (5.2%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (3.2%), along with some German ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.2% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (84.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.5%) and 5.6% of residents also hop out the door and walk to work for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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