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Bush, LA

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Overview


Bush is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,752 people and just one neighborhood, Bush is the 120th largest community in Louisiana.

Bush real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Bush house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Bush isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Bush are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Bush is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Bush who work in management occupations (16.13%), sales jobs (13.39%), and teaching (8.27%).

A relatively large number of people in Bush telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.44% 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.

Setting & Lifestyle

Because of many things, Bush is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Bush a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Bush has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Bush’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

In Bush, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.45 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

Being a small town, Bush does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Demographics

The education level of Bush citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.40% of adults in Bush have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Bush in 2022 was $44,275, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $177,100 for a family of four. However, Bush contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Bush home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Bush residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Bush include German, Irish, French, Italian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Bush is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

People

If you are planning to retire in Louisiana, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in Louisiana, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 97.7% of neighborhoods in LA. If a Louisiana retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children and highly educated executives.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 14.2% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.

Migration / Stability

Do you like to be surrounded by people from all over the country or world, with different perspectives and life experiences? Or do you instead prefer to be in a neighborhood where most residents have lived there for a long time, creating a sense of cohesiveness? NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood stands out among American neighborhoods for the uniqueness of the mobility of its residents. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 97.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.

The Neighbors

How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Bush are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 60.7% of the neighborhoods in America. With 28.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.7% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 43.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants, with 28.2% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in manufacturing and laborer occupations (20.7%), and 7.3% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.9% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.

In the neighborhood in Bush, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as German (17.7%). There are also a number of people of Irish ancestry (16.3%), and residents who report French roots (14.2%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (9.2%), along with some English ancestry residents (7.7%), among others.

Getting to Work

How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 45 minutes and one hour commuting one-way to work (27.4% of working residents), longer and tougher than most commutes in America.

Here most residents (73.5%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (7.2%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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