Amite is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,037 people and four associated neighborhoods, Amite is the 113th largest community in Louisiana.Amite is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Amite is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Amite who work in healthcare suport services (26.92%), office and administrative support (12.73%), and maintenance occupations (8.49%). A relatively large number of people in Amite telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.42% 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. Residents will find that the town is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Amite is worth considering. Residents of the town have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 15.52 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small town, Amite does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Amite who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 18.74% of the adults in Amite have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Amite in 2022 was $22,696, 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 $90,784 for a family of four. Amite is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Amite home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Amite residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Amite include Irish, English, Italian, French, and German. The most common language spoken in Amite is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
