Bogalusa is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 10,419 people and five associated neighborhoods, Bogalusa is the 44th largest community in Louisiana.Bogalusa is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Bogalusa is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Bogalusa who work in office and administrative support (15.05%), sales jobs (13.65%), and healthcare suport services (11.12%). Being a small city, Bogalusa does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The rate of college-level education in Bogalusa is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.25% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Bogalusa in 2022 was $21,349, 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 $85,396 for a family of four. However, Bogalusa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bogalusa is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Bogalusa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bogalusa residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Bogalusa include Irish, English, German, French, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bogalusa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
