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Washington, LA

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Overview


Washington is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 726 people and just one neighborhood, Washington is the 263rd largest community in Louisiana.

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

Occupations and Workforce

When you are in Washington, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 36.95% of Washington’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Washington is a town of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Washington who work in office and administrative support (18.48%), personal care services (10.26%), and healthcare suport services (9.97%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The overall crime rate in Washington is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

One downside of living in Washington, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 38.00 minutes every day commuting to work.

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

Demographics

In Washington, just 10.43% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Washington in 2018 was $17,601, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $70,404 for a family of four.

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

The most common language spoken in Washington is English. Other important languages spoken here include French 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.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 25 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 93.8% of America.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French Canadian and French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 13.3% of this neighborhood's residents have French Canadian ancestry and 14.8% have French ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 4.9% 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 97.5% 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 Washington are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 85.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 7.7% 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 56.8% 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, 38.6% 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 21.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.2%), and 17.6% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.3% of households. Some people also speak French (4.9%).

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 Washington, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (14.8%). There are also a number of people of French Canadian ancestry (13.3%), and residents who report German roots (4.0%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (3.7%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (2.1%), 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 (29.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (82.1%) 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 (6.9%) and 5.8% 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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