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Ida - Hosston, LA

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Overview


Ida - Hosston is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,640 people and just one neighborhood, Ida - Hosston is the 193rd largest community in Louisiana.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Ida - Hosston is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Ida - Hosston is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Ida - Hosston who work in office and administrative support (10.84%), sales jobs (8.86%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (7.94%).

Setting & Lifestyle

The town 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, Ida - Hosston has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ida - Hosston a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Ida - Hosston is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Ida - Hosston, the average commute to work is 36.79 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Ida - Hosston with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.14% of adults in Ida - Hosston have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ida - Hosston in 2022 was $26,360, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $105,440 for a family of four. However, Ida - Hosston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ida - Hosston is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ida - Hosston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Ida - Hosston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Ida - Hosston include Irish, English, German, French, and African.

The most common language spoken in Ida - Hosston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.

Modes of Transportation

Our research reveals that 90.7% of commuters who live in the neighborhood get to work each day by driving alone in their automobiles, which is a higher proportion than 97.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

Real Estate

The real estate in this neighborhood consists of more mobile homes than 96.9% of all neighborhoods in America, with 35.9% of the occupied housing here being classified as mobile homes. So if you are looking for a mobile home, or you like the look and feel of mobile home parks, this neighborhood might have the setting you desire.

In addition, 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 95.8% of the neighborhoods in America.

People

If you're nearing retirement age, or in retirement, the is an excellent choice for you to consider for top-quality retirement living. This neighborhood is rated by NeighborhoodScout as among the top 9.2% of retiree-friendly neighborhoods in Louisiana, combining peace and quiet, safety from crime, and offering diverse housing options from which retirees can choose. Maybe it's because of these amenities that a large proportion of the residents here are college educated seniors, mixed with other age groups. For these and other reasons, NeighborhoodScout identifies this neighborhood as a top-notch place to consider if you are thinking of or planning to retire in Louisiana.

The Neighbors

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 Ida - Hosston are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 80.9% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 14.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 58.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 33.0% of the working population is employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 29.0% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in executive, management, and professional occupations (25.3%), and 11.9% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.1% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Ida - Hosston, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (8.9%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (8.7%), and residents who report German roots (7.9%), and some of the residents are also of French ancestry (4.9%), along with some Sub-Saharan African ancestry residents (2.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (44.1% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (90.7%) 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 (6.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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