Donaldsonville is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 6,841 people and three associated neighborhoods, Donaldsonville is the 70th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Donaldsonville is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Donaldsonville is a city of service providers, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Donaldsonville who work in food service (17.49%), sales jobs (11.45%), and office and administrative support (6.08%). Donaldsonville is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The rate of college-level education in Donaldsonville is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 11.57% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Donaldsonville in 2022 was $17,871, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $71,484 for a family of four. However, Donaldsonville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Donaldsonville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 47.36% of its population below the federal poverty line.Donaldsonville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Donaldsonville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Donaldsonville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Donaldsonville include French, African, Italian, German, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Donaldsonville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.
