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Zachary, LA Urban Area

16,242 Population
11.4 square miles 1,428.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±3.1 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$47,110 ±$5,359 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$82,577 ±$14,229 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

7.5% ±4.2% (1,210  ±690) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.9 minutes ±1.7 (205,400  ±31,666) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

6,507 ±579 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.3 (16,153  ±1,275) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

1.2% ±1.9% (48  ±78) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

6,858 ±602 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$267,600 ±$10,623 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.8% ±5% (2,073  ±832) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.5% ±6.9% (10,929  ±1,280.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
32% ±5% (3,667  ±661.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

3.5% ±2.3% (567  ±376) Foreign-born population
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.8% ±1.7% (613  ±220) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
613 Total veterans ±220 548 Male ±201 65 Female ±66

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