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Gilbert, LA

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Overview


Gilbert is a tiny village located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 441 people and just one neighborhood, Gilbert is the 294th largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in Gilbert was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Gilbert economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Gilbert, where the median household income is $45,500.00.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some villages where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Gilbert is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Gilbert is a village of professionals, managers, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Gilbert who work in teaching (28.57%), management occupations (26.98%), and maintenance occupations (4.76%).

Setting & Lifestyle

It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Gilbert has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Gilbert has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Gilbert than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Gilbert may be for you.

As is often the case in a small village, Gilbert doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The percentage of adults in Gilbert who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 17.27% of the adults in Gilbert have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Gilbert in 2022 was $31,799, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $127,196 for a family of four. However, Gilbert contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Gilbert is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Gilbert home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Gilbert residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Gilbert include Irish, English, French, Italian, and African.

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

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

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Occupations

The neighborhood has a greater proportion of government workers living in it than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis. This is a unique feature of this neighborhood, and one that shapes its character.

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 96.5% of neighborhoods in LA. If a Louisiana retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit.

Real Estate

This neighborhood has wide open spaces, few people, and lots of space to stretch out. If you like locations that fit that description, you may like this neighborhood. Based on NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis, with only 14 people per square mile living here, this neighborhood is less crowded than 96.2% of America.

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 Gilbert are low income, making it among the lowest income neighborhoods in America. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 85.2% of U.S. neighborhoods. With 28.0% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 79.1% of U.S. neighborhoods.

What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.

In the neighborhood, 30.2% of the working population is employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is executive, management, and professional occupations, with 28.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (19.9%), and 18.5% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 98.8% of households.

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.

In the neighborhood in Gilbert, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (17.0%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (11.1%), and residents who report French roots (2.5%), and some of the residents are also of Scots-Irish ancestry (2.1%).

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 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (44.3% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (83.0%) 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 (12.9%) . 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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