Batchelor is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,744 people and two associated neighborhoods, Batchelor is the largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Batchelor is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Batchelor is a town of professionals, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Batchelor who work in teaching (20.03%), law enforcement and fire fighting (14.15%), and office and administrative support (12.18%). 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, Batchelor has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Batchelor a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. Batchelor 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 percentage of adults in Batchelor with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.91% of adults in Batchelor have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Batchelor in 2022 was $26,035, 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 $104,140 for a family of four. However, Batchelor contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Batchelor is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Batchelor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Batchelor residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Batchelor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.14% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Batchelor include French, English, Irish, Italian, and African. The most common language spoken in Batchelor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
