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Gueydan, LA

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Overview


Gueydan is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,136 people and just one neighborhood, Gueydan is the 223rd largest community in Louisiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Gueydan isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Gueydan are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gueydan is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Gueydan who work in sales jobs (14.81%), office and administrative support (12.65%), and maintenance occupations (12.35%).

Setting & Lifestyle

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Gueydan is worth considering.

As is often the case in a small town, Gueydan doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

In terms of college education, the citizens of Gueydan rank slightly lower than the national average. 14.53% of adults 25 and older in Gueydan have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community.

The per capita income in Gueydan in 2018 was $22,288, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $89,152 for a family of four. However, Gueydan contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Gueydan also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 40.58% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Real Estate

Uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 25 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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, 19.8% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 3.7% have French Canadian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.8% 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 97.4% 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 Gueydan are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 87.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 19.9% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 68.6% 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, 46.5% 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 21.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (19.3%), and 13.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 95.2% of households. Some people also speak French (4.8%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Gueydan, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (19.8%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (9.2%), and residents who report French Canadian roots (3.7%), and some of the residents are also of Irish ancestry (2.4%).

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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (51.0% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (74.6%) 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 (11.9%) . 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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