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.Patterson is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Patterson is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Patterson who work in office and administrative support (12.69%), sales jobs (8.46%), and management occupations (8.46%). 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. A relatively large number of people in Patterson telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.34% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Patterson is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. As is often the case in a small city, Patterson doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.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.
