Chauvin is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,575 people and two associated neighborhoods, Chauvin is the 153rd largest community in Louisiana.Chauvin is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Chauvin is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Chauvin who work in food service (26.07%), sales jobs (9.59%), and office and administrative support (9.38%). 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, Chauvin has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Chauvin a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Chauvin is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery. One downside of living in Chauvin, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.40 minutes every day commuting to work. As is often the case in a small town, Chauvin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.In terms of college education, Chauvin ranks among the least educated cities in the nation, as only 1.87% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Chauvin in 2022 was $19,665, 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 $78,660 for a family of four. However, Chauvin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Chauvin is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Chauvin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Chauvin residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Chauvin include French, French Canadian, English, Acadian/Cajun, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Chauvin is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
