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Des Allemands - Paradis, LA

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Overview


Des Allemands - Paradis is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 5,250 people and just one neighborhood, Des Allemands - Paradis is the 85th largest community in Louisiana.

Des Allemands - Paradis real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Des Allemands - Paradis house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Des Allemands - Paradis is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Des Allemands - Paradis is a town of professionals, service providers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Des Allemands - Paradis who work in management occupations (12.86%), healthcare (10.84%), and office and administrative support (8.25%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Des Allemands - Paradis has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Des Allemands - Paradis a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Des Allemands - Paradis is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Des Allemands - Paradis, the average commute to work is 31.51 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Des Allemands - Paradis does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Des Allemands - Paradis with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.65% of adults in Des Allemands - Paradis have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Des Allemands - Paradis in 2018 was $54,442, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $217,768 for a family of four. However, Des Allemands - Paradis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Des Allemands - Paradis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Modes of Transportation

While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 93.4% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 98.9% of all American neighborhoods.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.4% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 40 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 91.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

With a nice mix of college students, safety from crime, and decent walkability, the neighborhood rates highly as a college student friendly place to live, and one that college students and their parents may want to consider. NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that it rates more highly for a good place for college students to live than 88.4% of the neighborhoods in LA. This often also means that the area has certain amenities and services geared towards college students, from undergraduates to graduate students. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children.

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, 22.6% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 6.8% have French Canadian ancestry.

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 Des Allemands - Paradis are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 76.0% of the neighborhoods in America. With 14.4% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 41.1% 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 26.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (23.7%), and 8.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.9% of households.

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 Des Allemands - Paradis, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (22.6%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (14.5%), and residents who report Irish roots (9.4%), and some of the residents are also of French Canadian ancestry (6.8%), along with some Polish ancestry residents (5.0%), 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 (30.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (93.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. 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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