Natalbany is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,510 people and just one neighborhood, Natalbany is the 156th largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in Natalbany was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Natalbany economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Natalbany, where the median household income is $29,047.00.
Natalbany real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Natalbany house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Natalbany is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Natalbany is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Natalbany who work in office and administrative support (26.90%), art, media, and design (13.28%), and food service (9.92%).
Of important note, Natalbany is also a town of artists. Natalbany has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Natalbany’s character.
As is often the case in a small town, Natalbany doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of people in Natalbany who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.89% of adults in Natalbany have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Natalbany in 2022 was $19,353, 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 $77,412 for a family of four. Natalbany also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.65% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Natalbany is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Natalbany home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Natalbany residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Natalbany include Italian, French, German, Scottish, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Natalbany is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Arabic.
Many things matter about a neighborhood, but the first thing most people notice is the way a neighborhood looks and its particular character. For example, one might notice whether the buildings all date from a certain time period or whether shop signs are in multiple languages. This particular neighborhood in Natalbany, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
The neighborhood has a greater percentage of children living in poverty (81.3%) than found in 99.4% 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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 16.3% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 19.4% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 99.6% of the neighborhoods in America.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Natalbany are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 69.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 81.3% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 99.4% 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, 32.0% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 28.8% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (22.5%), and 16.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The languages spoken by people in this neighborhood are diverse. These are tabulated as the languages people preferentially speak when they are at home with their families. The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 91.7% of households. Other important languages spoken here include Italian, Spanish and French.
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 Natalbany, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (16.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (7.9%), and residents who report German roots (5.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (3.9%), along with some Mexican ancestry residents (3.6%), among others.
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 (30.3% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (70.3%) 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 (21.8%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.