Patterson is a somewhat small coastal city (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 5,614 people and two associated neighborhoods, Patterson is the 79th largest community in Louisiana.

Also of interest is that Patterson has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 10.34% 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.

One of the nice things about Patterson is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.

Being a small city, Patterson does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Patterson has a very low overall level of education: only 9.01% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Patterson in 2022 was $25,308, 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 $101,232 for a family of four. However, Patterson contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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

The most common language spoken in Patterson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.