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 5,720 people and two associated neighborhoods, Patterson is the 79th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Patterson is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Patterson is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Patterson who work in sales jobs (10.69%), office and administrative support (10.64%), and food service (9.62%). 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 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. Patterson 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 citizens of Patterson have a very low rate of college education: just 6.70% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Patterson in 2022 was $20,229, 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 $80,916 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, German, English, Italian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Patterson is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Vietnamese.
