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Slaughter, LA

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Overview


Slaughter is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,001 people and just one neighborhood, Slaughter is the 229th largest community in Louisiana.

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

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Slaughter, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 35.07% of Slaughter’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Slaughter is a town of professionals, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Slaughter who work in office and administrative support (13.12%), healthcare (11.09%), and food service (9.50%).

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, Slaughter has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Slaughter a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

In Slaughter, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 38.42 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

Demographics

The education level of Slaughter citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 19.66% of adults 25 and older in Slaughter have a college degree.

The per capita income in Slaughter in 2018 was $35,035, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $140,140 for a family of four. However, Slaughter contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Slaughter home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Slaughter residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Slaughter include French, German, Irish, English, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Slaughter is English. Other important languages spoken here include Native American languages and Italian.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

An interesting characteristic about the neighborhood is that there are more incarcerated people living here than 99.2% of neighborhoods in the U.S. The United States has the highest rate of incarceration in the world, currently with 1 out of every 100 adults in the country are incarcerated as a punishment for crimes committed. The extremely high incarceration rate of this neighborhood could mean that a prison, juvenile detention facility or other correctional facility occupies a large proportion of the neighborhood, or contains a large portion of the neighborhood's population.

In addition, if you're planning where to retire, the neighborhood in Slaughter is a great option to consider. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive retirement dream area analysis, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety ratings compared to other neighborhoods in LA, offers a wide range of housing options, and has already attracted an enviable mix of college educated seniors. This neighborhood ranks as better for retirement living than 86.6% of the neighborhoods in Louisiana. If you are considering retiring to Louisiana, this is a good neighborhood to look at.

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, 9.0% of this neighborhood's residents have French 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 Slaughter are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 61.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 37.8% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 87.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 31.4% 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 30.9% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (20.4%), and 17.3% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 96.7% of households. Some people also speak Italian (2.6%).

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 Slaughter, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (9.0%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (5.8%), and residents who report English roots (4.7%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.2%), along with some Scottish ancestry residents (2.3%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (30.0% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (86.7%) 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 (9.4%) . 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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