Bourg is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,375 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bourg is the 158th largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Bourg, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Bourg, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Bourg’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Bourg does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $100,043.00. Bourg real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Bourg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Bourg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bourg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bourg is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bourg who work in sales jobs (16.07%), business and financial occupations (13.72%), and healthcare (13.22%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Bourg has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Bourg has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Bourg than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Bourg may be for you.The education level of Bourg citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.01% of adults 25 and older in Bourg have a college degree. The per capita income in Bourg in 2022 was $39,817, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,268 for a family of four. However, Bourg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bourg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bourg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bourg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bourg include French, English, German, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bourg is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
