Pitkin is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 455 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pitkin is the 292nd largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in Pitkin was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Pitkin economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Pitkin, where the median household income is $111,715.00.

48.03% of the workforce is employed in the armed forces, making the military a huge focus of life in Pitkin. Even though it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy. The Healthcare and Professional, scientific, and technical services industries respectively employ 43.18% and 41.67% of the civilian workforce.

In addition, Pitkin is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are people who are both educated and wealthy, and thus tend to be older, richer, and more established than young professionals. "Urban sophisticates" is not just about being educated and well-off financially: it is a point of view and state of mind, one that you might call 'urbaneness'. But such people can and do regularly live in small towns, suburbs and rural areas, as well as in big cities. They read, support the arts and high-end shops, and love travel.

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, Pitkin is worth considering.

One downside of living in Pitkin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 37.62 minutes every day commuting to work.

Pitkin is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Pitkin, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

Pitkin 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 citizens of Pitkin are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.68% of adults in Pitkin have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Pitkin in 2022 was $55,834, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $223,336 for a family of four. However, Pitkin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pitkin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pitkin residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Pitkin include Italian, German, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Pitkin is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.