Port Allen Jobs

The small city of Port Allen is the parish seat and governmental center of West Baton Rouge Parish, in the US State of Louisiana. Port Allen is located between Interstate 10 and US Highway 190 on the West bank of the Mississippi River. The population was 5,278 at the 2000 census. Port Allen is home to the Mississippi Riverfront Development which provides a breathtaking panoramic view of the Mississippi River and Baton Rouge, the West Baton Rouge Museum, the City of Port Allen Railroad Depot, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge, and the Port Allen Lock. The Port of Greater Baton Rouge, located in Port Allen, is the head of deepwater navigation on the Mississippi River, serving barges and ocean-going vessels with international import and export facilities for all types of cargo, from grain to paper products, chemicals, manufactured goods, bulk ores and petroleum products. The Port Allen Lock provides river barges and other vessel access to the Intracoastal Waterway, shortening the distance...more

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Among the most common occupations in Port Allen are Sales and office occupations, 26%. Service occupations, 21%. and Management, professional, and related occupations, 20%. Approximately 66 percent of workers in Port Allen, Louisiana work for companies, 20 percent work for the government and 5 percent are self-employed.

Currently, the most commonly listed Port Allen Jobs are for assistant store manager jobs, physical therapist jobs, rn jobs, sales representative jobs, retail jobs and nursing assistant jobs.

The leading industries in Port Allen, Louisiana are Educational, health and social services, 19%; Retail trade, 11%; and Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services, 9%. Simply Hired's Port Allen job listings indicate that the following industries in Port Allen are hiring the most workers: Hospitals, Catering Services, Food Service Contractors, Dam & Hydroelectric Construction and Marine & Waterway Construction.

According to government data, the average salary for jobs in Port Allen, Louisiana is $26,681, and the median income of households in Port Allen was $30,254.

Port Allen has an unemployment rate of 8.3%, compared the national average of 5.8%.

According to our Port Allen Trends data, the number of Port Allen, Louisiana jobs has increased by 33% since March 2008.

Population of Port Allen Total population 5,278 Male 45.87% Female 54.13% Median age 36.7     Port Allen Housing Owner-occupied homes 72.9% Median cost of a home $68,300 Median mortgage payment $431 Renter-occupied homes 27.1% Vacant housing 6.8% Median monthly rent $433     Average Income Median for all male full-time $31,029 Median for all female full-time $22,333     Household Income Less than $10,000 16% $10,000 to $14,999 10% $15,000 to $24,999 17% $25,000 to $34,999 13% $35,000 to $49,999 18% $50,000 to $74,999 16% $75,000 to $99,999 5% $100,000 to $149,999 5% $150,000 to $199,999 0% $200,000 or more 0%

Education Less than 9th grade 14% 9th to 12th grade, no diploma 21% High school graduate 33% Some college, no degree 18% Associate's degree 2% Bachelor's degree 9% Graduate degree 4%     Marital Status Never married 32% Currently married 42% Separated 4% Widowed 11% Divorced 11%     Race White 45% Black or African American 54% Asian 0% Other 0%     Port Allen Commute Carpool 16.6% Public transportation 0.4% Average travel time 17 minutes

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