Slidell is a medium-sized coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 28,510 people and 19 associated neighborhoods, Slidell is the 16th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Slidell is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Slidell is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Slidell who work in office and administrative support (12.54%), sales jobs (10.86%), and healthcare (8.17%). Also of interest is that Slidell has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.03% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. One of the nice things about Slidell is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities. The overall education level of Slidell citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 30.89% of adults in Slidell have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in Slidell in 2022 was $33,984, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $135,936 for a family of four. However, Slidell contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Slidell is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Slidell home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Slidell residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Slidell include French, Irish, German, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Slidell is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.
