Anacoco is a tiny village located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 823 people and just one neighborhood, Anacoco is the 253rd largest community in Louisiana.
Unlike some villages, Anacoco isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Anacoco are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Anacoco is a village of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Anacoco who work in office and administrative support (18.53%), community and social services (7.13%), and sales jobs (6.72%).
The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Anacoco has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Anacoco a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
As is often the case in a small village, Anacoco doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Anacoco citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.45% of adults 25 and older in Anacoco have a college degree.
The per capita income in Anacoco in 2022 was $28,104, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,416 for a family of four. However, Anacoco contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Anacoco is a somewhat ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Anacoco home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Anacoco residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Anacoco include English, French, German, Irish, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Anacoco is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Italian.
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.
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 4.9% of the workforce so employed, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of such workers than 96.8% of U.S. neighborhoods.
The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 95.8% of all neighborhoods in America, with 32.1% 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 93.1% of the neighborhoods in America.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 89.2% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.3% of all American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.5% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American 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 Anacoco are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 40.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 30.5% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 81.7% of U.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, 33.1% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 31.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (20.3%), and 10.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.2% of households.
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 Anacoco, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (12.4%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (4.6%), and residents who report French roots (4.0%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.9%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (2.8%), 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 between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (41.7% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.
Here most residents (89.2%) 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 (9.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.