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. Much of the housing stock in Bourg was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Bourg economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Bourg, where 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.Bourg is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-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%). A relatively large number of people in Bourg telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.09% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. The town 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, Bourg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bourg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.The percentage of adults in Bourg who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.01% of the adults in Bourg have a bachelor's degree or advanced 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.
