Batchelor is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,757 people and two associated neighborhoods, Batchelor is the largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns, Batchelor isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Batchelor are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Batchelor is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Batchelor who work in teaching (20.03%), law enforcement and fire fighting (14.15%), and office and administrative support (12.18%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Batchelor has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Batchelor has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Batchelor than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Batchelor may be for you. Being a small town, Batchelor does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Batchelor with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.91% of adults in Batchelor have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Batchelor in 2022 was $26,035, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $104,140 for a family of four. However, Batchelor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Batchelor is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Batchelor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Batchelor residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Batchelor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.14% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Batchelor include French, English, Irish, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in Batchelor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
