Bourg is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,375 people and two associated neighborhoods, Bourg is the 158th largest community in Louisiana. Bourg real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Bourg house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns, Bourg isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bourg are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bourg is a town of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bourg who work in sales jobs (17.47%), healthcare (13.49%), and business and financial occupations (13.01%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 11.07% 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. 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, Bourg has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Bourg a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Being a small town, Bourg does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Bourg with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.18% of adults in Bourg have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Bourg in 2022 was $40,015, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $160,060 for a family of four. However, Bourg contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Bourg is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Bourg home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bourg residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bourg include French, English, German, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Bourg is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
