Youngsville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 17,361 people and three associated neighborhoods, Youngsville is the 27th largest community in Louisiana. Youngsville has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Youngsville, where the median household income is $111,619.00. Youngsville real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Youngsville house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Youngsville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.41% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Youngsville is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Youngsville who work in management occupations (17.76%), healthcare (14.78%), and sales jobs (14.32%). Also of interest is that Youngsville 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: 8.16% 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. Because of many things, Youngsville is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Youngsville really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Youngsville perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small city, Youngsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The education level of Youngsville ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Youngsville, 41.36% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. The per capita income in Youngsville in 2022 was $40,000, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,000 for a family of four. Youngsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Youngsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Youngsville residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Youngsville include French, Irish, English, German, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Youngsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
