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Geismar, LA
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Geismar is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 6,258 people and two associated neighborhoods, Geismar is the 77th largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in Geismar was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Geismar economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Geismar, where the median household income is $113,582.00.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 19.05% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Because of many things, Geismar is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Geismar really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Geismar perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

Geismar is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Geismar ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Geismar, 49.11% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Geismar in 2018 was $40,154, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,616 for a family of four. However, Geismar contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Geismar is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Geismar home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Geismar residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Geismar also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.66% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Geismar include French, German, English, French Canadian, and Irish.

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


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