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St. Joseph - Waterproof, LA

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Overview


St. Joseph - Waterproof is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,549 people and just one neighborhood, St. Joseph - Waterproof is the 195th largest community in Louisiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, St. Joseph - Waterproof is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, St. Joseph - Waterproof is a town of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in St. Joseph - Waterproof who work in office and administrative support (18.41%), maintenance occupations (10.49%), and farm management occupations (8.95%).

Setting & Lifestyle

St. Joseph - Waterproof 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.

Demographics

The citizens of St. Joseph - Waterproof are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 16.97% of adults in St. Joseph - Waterproof have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree

The per capita income in St. Joseph - Waterproof in 2022 was $19,514, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $78,056 for a family of four. St. Joseph - Waterproof also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 50.38% of its population below the federal poverty line.

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

The most common language spoken in St. Joseph - Waterproof is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.

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.

Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 99.8% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

Furthermore, it used to be that most Americans lived on the farm, or otherwise made their living from the land, the forests, or the sea. With global trade and an economy increasingly based on providing services to one another, fewer people farm, fish or harvest timber now than at any time in American history. But according to NeighborhoodScout's leading analysis, the neighborhood stands apart from most American neighborhood due to the proportion of its residents still working in these fields. With 9.0% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 98.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

People

The neighborhood stands out for having an average per capita income lower than 96.3% of the neighborhoods in the United States. The neighborhood also has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (73.5%) than found in 98.9% of all U.S. neighborhoods. Children living in poverty is one of the challenges facing America, and the world, and in this neighborhood in particular, the problem can be considered acute.

In addition, one of the most interesting things about the neighborhood is that it has a greater concentration of residents who live alone than most all neighborhoods in America. With 52.1% of the households here made up of people living alone, NeighborhoodScout's research reveals that this is a larger proportion of people living alone than in 96.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

Also, if you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 5.2% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Louisiana, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Louisiana.

Real Estate

Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 37.0% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 96.9% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.

In addition, uncrowded roads, rural America and space to be the individual you are. If you like these characteristics, this neighborhood may fit you. With just 20 residents per square mile, is less crowded than 94.7% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

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 St. Joseph - Waterproof are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 96.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 73.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.9% of U.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, 29.7% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions, with 27.6% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (24.0%), and 22.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.7% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in St. Joseph - Waterproof, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (4.2%). There are also a number of people of Scottish ancestry (2.9%), and residents who report Asian roots (2.1%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (1.5%), along with some French ancestry residents (1.1%), 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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.5% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.

Here most residents (83.3%) 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 (11.2%) . 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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