Collinston is a tiny village located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 262 people and just one neighborhood, Collinston is the 309th largest community in Louisiana.
Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Collinston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Collinston is a village of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Collinston who work in office and administrative support (29.11%), food service (20.25%), and personal care services (12.66%).
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.82% 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.
The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Collinston has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Collinston a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Collinston is a small village, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
In terms of college education, Collinston ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 4.10% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Collinston in 2022 was $23,337, 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 $93,348 for a family of four. However, Collinston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Collinston also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.46% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Collinston is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Collinston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Collinston residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Collinston include English, French, Irish, German, and Acadian/Cajun.
The most common language spoken in Collinston is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and African languages.
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 Collinston, the neighborhood, has some outstanding things about the way it looks and its way of life that are worth highlighting.
Of particular note, 14.4% of the people in the neighborhood currently reside in a correction facility, held due to punishment for a crime.
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.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Cuban ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.4% of this neighborhood's residents have Cuban ancestry.
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 Collinston are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 76.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 6.1% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 61.3% of America's neighborhoods.
The old saying "you are what you eat" is true. But it is also true that you are what you do for a living. The types of occupations your neighbors have shape their character, and together as a group, their collective occupations shape the culture of a place.
In the neighborhood, 34.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 33.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (23.0%), and 8.0% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 97.5% of households.
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 Collinston, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (10.3%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (7.4%), and residents who report French roots (5.8%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (4.7%), along with some Cuban ancestry residents (2.4%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (42.9% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (87.7%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (11.5%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.