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Woodworth, LA

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Overview


Woodworth is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,737 people and just one neighborhood, Woodworth is the 182nd largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Woodworth, 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 Woodworth, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Woodworth’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Woodworth does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $103,667.00.

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

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Woodworth isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Woodworth are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Woodworth is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Woodworth who work in healthcare (20.09%), office and administrative support (11.68%), and management occupations (8.94%).

Setting & Lifestyle

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

Demographics

Woodworth is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 42.41% of adults in Woodworth have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Woodworth in 2018 was $37,606, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $150,424 for a family of four. However, Woodworth contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Woodworth is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and French Creole.

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.

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 27 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 93.4% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Belgian and Lebanese ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.7% of this neighborhood's residents have Belgian ancestry and 1.2% have Lebanese ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Woodworth are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 50.1% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 9.0% 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 53.3% of America'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, 42.4% 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 20.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.1%), and 16.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (2.3%).

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 Woodworth, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (9.1%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report French roots (7.4%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (5.7%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.3%), 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 (47.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (80.4%) 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 (15.2%) . 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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