Amite is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,044 people and four associated neighborhoods, Amite is the 113th largest community in Louisiana.Amite is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Amite is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Amite who work in healthcare suport services (26.92%), office and administrative support (12.73%), and maintenance occupations (8.49%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.42% 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. 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, Amite is worth considering. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.52 minutes getting to work every day. Amite 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 education level of Amite citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.74% of adults 25 and older in Amite have a college degree. The per capita income in Amite in 2022 was $22,696, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $90,784 for a family of four. Amite is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Amite home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amite residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Amite include Irish, English, Italian, French, and German. The most common language spoken in Amite is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
