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. 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, Pitkin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Pitkin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. One downside of living in Pitkin is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pitkin, the average commute to work is 35.53 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Pitkin is a very car-oriented town. 100.00% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Pitkin is a small town , and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Pitkin has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well. As is often the case in a small town, Pitkin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The education level of Pitkin ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Pitkin, 40.90% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree. 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.
