Batchelor is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,771 people and two associated neighborhoods, Batchelor is the largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns, Batchelor isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Batchelor are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Batchelor is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Batchelor who work in teaching (14.07%), office and administrative support (11.89%), and sales jobs (11.89%). 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!) Batchelor 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. Batchelor has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Batchelor than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Batchelor may be for you. As is often the case in a small town, Batchelor doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In Batchelor, just 10.37% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Batchelor in 2022 was $21,509, 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 $86,036 for a family of four. However, Batchelor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Batchelor is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Batchelor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Batchelor residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Batchelor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.69% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Batchelor include French, Irish, English, Italian, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Batchelor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
