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Branch, LA

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Overview


Branch is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 431 people and just one neighborhood, Branch is the 295th largest community in Louisiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Branch is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 94.50% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Branch is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Branch who work in office and administrative support (73.39%), law enforcement and fire fighting (21.10%), and sales jobs (0.00%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.12% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Branch’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.

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!) Branch 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. Branch has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Branch than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Branch may be for you.

In Branch, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 39.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Branch 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.

Demographics

Branch ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 0.00% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Branch in 2022 was $15,143, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $60,572 for a family of four. However, Branch contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Branch also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.51% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Branch is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Branch home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Branch residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Branch include French, Acadian/Cajun, Yugoslavian, Other West Indian, and West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Branch is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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 Branch, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.

Real Estate

With a real estate vacancy rate of only 0.0%, the neighborhood has a lower vacancy rate than 100.0% of U.S. neighborhoods, a very elite group. Such a low vacancy rate may indicate very strong real estate demand in the neighborhood combined with some impediments to increasing supply, such as zoning or existing density of development, among other potential reasons.

In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 90.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

Of particular note, 3.0% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.

In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 8.4% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Louisiana. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools. In addition to being an excellent choice for families with school-aged children, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for college students.

Modes of Transportation

In the neighborhood, walking to work is a real option for many. In fact, NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research reveals walking to and from work is the chosen way to commute for 11.6% of residents here. This is a higher proportion of walking commuters than we found in 95.7% of American neighborhoods. Get ready to put on your walking shoes if you move here!

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French and Norwegian ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 28.2% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry and 5.5% have Norwegian ancestry.

is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 5.3% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak French at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 97.7% of the neighborhoods in America.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Branch are middle-income, making it a moderate income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 55.2% of the neighborhoods in America. With 11.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 51.9% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 29.3% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 28.7% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (22.8%), and 19.2% in manufacturing and laborer occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 94.7% of households. Some people also speak French (5.3%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

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 Branch, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as French (28.2%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (13.9%), and residents who report Norwegian roots (5.5%), and some of the residents are also of English ancestry (1.2%), along with some Italian ancestry residents (1.1%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (37.8% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (74.6%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also hop out the door and walk to work to get to work (11.6%) and 10.0% of residents also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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