Overview Simmesport is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,415 people and just one neighborhood, Simmesport is the 203rd largest community in Louisiana. Occupations and Workforce Simmesport is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 85.89% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Simmesport is a town of service providers, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Simmesport who work in healthcare suport services (16.63%), management occupations (15.37%), and healthcare (10.11%). Setting & Lifestyle 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, Simmesport has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Simmesport a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small town, Simmesport doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute. Simmesport Demographics The population of Simmesport has one of the lowest overall levels of education in the country: only 4.28% of people over 25 hold a college degree. The national average for all municipalities is 21.84%. The per capita income in Simmesport in 2022 was $20,426, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $81,704 for a family of four. However, Simmesport contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Simmesport also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 46.62% of its population below the federal poverty line. Simmesport is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Simmesport home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Simmesport residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Simmesport include French, French Canadian, German, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Simmesport is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Italian.