Overview Mamou is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 2,817 people and just one neighborhood, Mamou is the 139th largest community in Louisiana. Occupations and Workforce Mamou is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Mamou is a town of service providers, construction workers and builders, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Mamou who work in healthcare suport services (33.20%), business and financial occupations (9.02%), and teaching (5.84%). Setting & Lifestyle Mamou 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. Mamou Demographics The rate of college-level education in Mamou is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 10.05% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree. The per capita income in Mamou in 2022 was $15,775, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $63,100 for a family of four. Mamou also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 57.80% of its population below the federal poverty line. Mamou is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Mamou home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Mamou residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Mamou include French, Canadian, English, Romanian, and Irish. The most common language spoken in Mamou is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and French Creole.