Plaquemine is a somewhat small city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 5,956 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 service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Plaquemine who work in business and financial occupations (16.26%), management occupations (9.86%), and office and administrative support (8.00%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 9.45% 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. Plaquemine is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.In terms of college education, the citizens of Plaquemine rank slightly lower than the national average. 15.75% of adults 25 and older in Plaquemine have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, while 21.84% of adults have a 4-year degree or higher in the average American community. The per capita income in Plaquemine in 2022 was $31,192, 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 $124,768 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 Spanish.
