Pitkin is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 455 people and two associated neighborhoods, Pitkin is the 292nd largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Pitkin, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Pitkin, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Pitkin’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Pitkin does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $116,419.00.

Pitkin is a military town: the armed forces employs 39.42% of the workforce, making the military a major focus of life in the city. In the civilian sector, Healthcare and Professional, scientific, and technical services are important in the local economy and are the town’s largest civilian employers, employing 46.39% and 40.36% of the civilian workforce respectively.

Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Pitkin is worth considering.

In Pitkin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Pitkin is a small town, and as is often the case with smaller towns, the population isn't large or dense enough to support much in the way of a public transportation system. In fact, there are many rural roads around Pitkin, which makes walking or biking to and from work a bit difficult. This makes for a very car-oriented town: 100.00% of residents commute to work by private automobile, and people often drive out of town for work, shopping, and other activities.

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

Pitkin is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 40.90% of adults in Pitkin have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Pitkin in 2022 was $56,135, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $224,540 for a family of four. However, Pitkin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Pitkin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pitkin residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Pitkin include English, Italian, German, Yugoslavian, and Other West Indian.

The most common language spoken in Pitkin is English. Other important languages spoken here include African languages and Arabic.