Maurepas is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 3,432 people and just one neighborhood, Maurepas is the 127th largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Maurepas, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Maurepas, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Maurepas’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Maurepas does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $87,829.00.
Maurepas real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Maurepas house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Unlike some towns, Maurepas isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Maurepas are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Maurepas is a town of managers, sales and office workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Maurepas who work in management occupations (22.20%), office and administrative support (14.16%), and sales jobs (9.86%).
Of important note, Maurepas is also a town of artists. Maurepas has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Maurepas’s character.
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, Maurepas has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Maurepas a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
One downside of living in Maurepas is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Maurepas, the average commute to work is 35.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
Maurepas 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 people in Maurepas with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 10.50% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Maurepas in 2022 was $39,942, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $159,768 for a family of four. However, Maurepas contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Maurepas home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Maurepas residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Maurepas include English, French, German, Italian, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Maurepas is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
In addition, the neighborhood is a great option for families, as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's research on this neighborhood. The combination of top public schools, low crime rates, and owner-occupied single family homes, make this neighborhood among the top 6.9% of family-friendly neighborhoods in the state of Louisiana. Many other families also live here, making it easy to socialize and develop a sense of community. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools.
Real estate in the neighborhood is almost exclusively owner-occupied. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher rate of owner-occupied housing than is found in 95.3% of U.S. neighborhoods. If you are seeking to rent, this neighborhood may not have many options, but high rates of ownership often indicate stability in a neighborhood. Despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 35.6%, which is higher than 96.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
In addition, one of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more French ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 14.8% of this neighborhood's residents have French ancestry.
is also pretty special linguistically. Significantly, 7.5% of its residents five years old and above primarily speak Italian at home. While this may seem like a small percentage, it is higher than 96.5% of the neighborhoods in America.
How wealthy a neighborhood is, from very wealthy, to middle income, to low income is very formative with regard to the personality and character of a neighborhood. Equally important is the rate of people, particularly children, who live below the federal poverty line. In some wealthy gated communities, the areas immediately surrounding can have high rates of childhood poverty, which indicates other social issues. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals both aspects of income and poverty for this neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Maurepas are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 63.5% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
What we choose to do for a living reflects who we are. Each neighborhood has a different mix of occupations represented, and together these tell you about the neighborhood and help you understand if this neighborhood may fit your lifestyle.
In the neighborhood, 39.6% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.5% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (15.2%), and 14.7% in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.6% of households. Some people also speak Italian (7.5%).
Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.
In the neighborhood in Maurepas, LA, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as English (16.3%). There are also a number of people of French ancestry (14.8%), and residents who report German roots (9.6%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (7.5%), along with some Irish ancestry residents (6.5%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 30 and 45 minutes commuting one-way to work (38.3% of working residents), which is at or a bit above the average length of a commute across all U.S. neighborhoods.
Here most residents (86.4%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.7%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.