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Natalbany, LA

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Overview


Natalbany is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,510 people and just one neighborhood, Natalbany is the 156th largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Natalbany, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Natalbany, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Natalbany’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Natalbany does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $26,877.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Natalbany isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Natalbany are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Natalbany is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Natalbany who work in office and administrative support (35.27%), art, media, and design (13.50%), and food service (6.33%).

Of important note, Natalbany is also a town of artists. Natalbany has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Natalbany’s character.

Setting & Lifestyle

In Natalbany, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

In terms of college education, Natalbany is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 28.32% of adults 25 and older in the town have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Natalbany in 2018 was $20,445, 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 $81,780 for a family of four. Natalbany also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 35.88% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Natalbany is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Natalbany home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Natalbany residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Natalbany include Italian, German, French, Irish, and Other Arab.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Modes of Transportation

Our research shows that more people carpool to work here in the (30.4%) than in 98.9% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

Of note, 63.0% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.6% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 19.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.6% 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 Natalbany are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 78.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 63.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 97.4% of U.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, 34.2% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 31.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (19.2%), and 15.1% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 92.4% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian, Spanish and French.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Natalbany, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (16.6%). There are also a number of people of Italian ancestry (11.0%), and residents who report English roots (6.2%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (6.1%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (4.2%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (29.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (63.9%) 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 (30.4%) . 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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