Amite is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,044 people and four associated neighborhoods, Amite is the 113th largest community in Louisiana.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.42% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.
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, Amite has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Amite a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One of the benefits of Amite is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 15.52 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Amite is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The education level of Amite citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.74% of adults 25 and older in Amite have a college 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.