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Population (year 2000): 2,423
Males: 1,338 (55.2%), Females: 1,085 (44.8%)
Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $26,953 (year 2000)
Median house value: $61,800 (year 2000)
Races in Amelia:
- White Non-Hispanic (55.5%)
- Vietnamese (22.5%)
- Black (12.4%)
- Hispanic (8.2%)
- Other race (4.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: French (18.5%), United States
(12.1%), English (3.1%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%), German (1.2%),
Italian (1.0%).
Elevation: 5 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Amelia
- High school or higher: 49.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.7%
- Unemployed: 9.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Amelia CDP
- Never married: 28.8%
- Now married: 54.9%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 5.1%
- Divorced: 7.4%
15.7% Foreign born (10.7% Asia, 4.6% Latin
America).
Hospitals/medical centers near Amelia:
- TECHE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
MORGAN CITY, LA)
- ASSUMPTION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 18 miles;
NAPOLEONVILLE, LA)
- THIBODAUX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 22 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Amelia:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 58
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 60 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 63 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
Other public-use airports nearest to Amelia:
- HARRY P WILLIAMS MEMORIAL (about 17 miles;
PATTERSON, LA; ID: PTN)
- THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 21 miles; THIBODAUX, LA;
ID: L83)
- CHARLIE HAMMONDS (about 29 miles; HOUMA, LA; ID:
3L1)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Amelia:
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 22 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 51 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 59
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 71 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 71 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 72 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 73 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
Public primary/middle school in Amelia:
- J.S. AUCOIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 261;
Location: 739 JULIA STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
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