Charenton Jobs

Charenton is a census-designated place and town in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,944 at the 2000 census. According to legend, the town received its name from one of the earliest settlers of the region, Alexandre Frere. Frere, a native of Paris, France, reportedly exclaimed on his deathbed that "anyone choosing to move to that part of Louisiana belonged in Charenton!" Charenton was the name of a notorious insane asylum outside of Paris.

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Among the most common occupations in Charenton are Production, transportation, and material moving occupations, 26%. Sales and office occupations, 23%. and Service occupations, 13%. Approximately 69 percent of workers in Charenton, Louisiana work for companies, 17 percent work for the government and 3 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Charenton Jobs are for farmworkers jobs, physical therapist jobs and pharmacy director jobs.

The leading industries in Charenton, Louisiana are Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services, 15%; Educational, health and social services, 12%; and Manufacturing, 12%. Simply Hired's Charenton job listings indicate that the following industries in Charenton are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Oil Services Industry, Children's Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals and Cancer Hospitals.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Charenton, Louisiana is $26,876, and the median income of households in Charenton was $27,837.

Charenton has an unemployment rate of 11.4%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Charenton Trends data, the number of Charenton, Louisiana jobs has not changed since April 2008.

Population of Charenton Total population 1,944 Male 51.29% Female 48.71% Median age 32.5     Charenton Housing Owner-occupied homes 86.4% Median cost of a home $73,000 Median mortgage payment $379 Renter-occupied homes 13.6% Vacant housing 8.3% Median monthly rent $305     Average Income Median for all male full-time $33,235 Median for all female full-time $20,517     Household Income Less than $10,000 25% $10,000 to $14,999 6% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 12% $35,000 to $49,999 16% $50,000 to $74,999 14% $75,000 to $99,999 6% $100,000 to $149,999 3% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 18% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 24% High school graduate 41% Some college, no degree 11% Associate's degree 2% Bachelor's degree 2% Graduate degree 1%     Marital Status Never married 27% Currently married 52% Separated 5% Widowed 6% Divorced 10%     Race White 46% Black or African American 37% Asian 0% Other 17%     Charenton Commute Carpool 16.5% Public transportation 0.0% Average travel time 18 minutes

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