Plaquemine is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 5,985 people and four associated neighborhoods, Plaquemine is the 76th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Plaquemine is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Plaquemine is a city of managers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plaquemine who work in business and financial occupations (14.98%), office and administrative support (11.66%), and management occupations (10.92%). Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 17.97 minutes getting to work every day. Being a small city, Plaquemine does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The percentage of adults in Plaquemine with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.63% of adults in Plaquemine have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Plaquemine in 2022 was $33,377, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $133,508 for a family of four. However, Plaquemine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Plaquemine is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Plaquemine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Plaquemine residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Plaquemine include French, Irish, German, African, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Plaquemine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Polish.
