Starks is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 659 people and just one neighborhood, Starks is the 268th largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in Starks was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Starks economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Starks, where the median household income is $16,331.00.
Starks is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 90.32% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Starks is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Starks who work in sales jobs (50.00%), teaching (24.19%), and management occupations (16.13%).
Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Starks is worth considering.
One downside of living in Starks, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 40.32 minutes every day commuting to work.
Starks is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Starks isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 100.00% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.
Being a small town, Starks does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Starks with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.72% of adults in Starks have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Starks in 2022 was $18,727, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $74,908 for a family of four. However, Starks contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Starks home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Starks residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Starks include French Canadian, Dutch, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.
The most common language spoken in Starks is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Langs. of India.
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.
American households most often have a car, and regularly they have two or three. But households in the neighborhood buck this trend. Residents of this neighborhood must really love automobiles. NeighborhoodScout's Analysis reveals that 55.6% of the households here have four, five, or more cars. That is more cars per household than in 99.9% of the neighborhoods in the nation.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 98.7% of all neighborhoods in America, with 46.7% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 96.4% of the neighborhoods in America.
Of note, 67.1% of the children in this area live in poverty; an extraordinarily high percentage compared to other neighborhoods in the nation. In a nation where approximately one in four children grows up in poverty, this neighborhood stands out for the depth of the problem manifested here.
More people work in manufacturing and as laborers here in the neighborhood than in 98.2% of the neighborhoods in America. Despite the loss of manufacturing jobs across the nation, this neighborhood remains a place where, compared to other parts of the country, you will find many laborers and manufacturers.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American and French Canadian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 4.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry and 3.5% have French Canadian ancestry.
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 Starks are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 94.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 67.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 98.2% 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, 47.2% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer 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 27.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (25.3%).
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 100.0% of households. Some people also speak Italian (3.4%).
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 Starks, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Mexican (9.9%). There are also a number of people of Native American ancestry (4.5%), and residents who report English roots (3.9%), and some of the residents are also of French Canadian ancestry (3.5%), along with some French ancestry residents (2.9%), among others.
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 under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.7% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (83.6%) 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 (12.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.