Raceland is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 9,768 people and three associated neighborhoods, Raceland is the 48th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns, Raceland isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Raceland are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Raceland is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Raceland who work in office and administrative support (11.53%), maintenance occupations (9.34%), and sales jobs (8.34%). It is a fairly quiet town 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!) Raceland 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. Raceland has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Raceland than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Raceland may be for you. Being a small town, Raceland does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of people in Raceland with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.36% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Raceland in 2022 was $27,637, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $110,548 for a family of four. However, Raceland contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Raceland is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Raceland home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Raceland residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Raceland include French, Italian, French Canadian, German, and English. The most common language spoken in Raceland is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.
