Reserve is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 8,541 people and two associated neighborhoods, Reserve is the 58th largest community in Louisiana.When you are in Reserve, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 41.72% of Reserve’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Reserve is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Reserve who work in sales jobs (10.69%), healthcare suport services (10.51%), and office and administrative support (10.11%). 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!) Reserve 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. Reserve has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Reserve than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Reserve may be for you.In Reserve, just 11.02% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%. The per capita income in Reserve in 2022 was $24,882, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $99,528 for a family of four. However, Reserve contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Reserve is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Reserve home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Reserve residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Reserve include French, German, English, Italian, and French Canadian. The most common language spoken in Reserve is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
