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Population (year 2000): 4,662. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,502 (-3.4% change)
Males: 2,108 (45.2%), Females: 2,554 (54.8%)
Zip code:
71322
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $14,745 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,300 (year 2000)
Races in Bunkie:
- Black (50.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (47.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (15.9%), United States
(9.8%), Irish (5.0%), French Canadian (3.5%), Italian (2.7%),
English (2.3%).
Elevation: 69 feet
Land area: 2.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Bunkie
- High school or higher: 62.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 12.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Bunkie city
- Never married: 28.4%
- Now married: 43.3%
- Separated: 4.3%
- Widowed: 12.8%
- Divorced: 11.3%
0.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -598 (-11.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Bunkie:
- BUNKIE GENERAL HOSPITAL (427 EVERGREEN
STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Bunkie:
- AVOYELLES HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; MARKSVILLE, LA)
- VILLE PLATTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 19 miles; VILLE
PLATTE, LA)
- CROSSROADS REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 20 miles;
ALEXANDRIA, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Bunkie:
- ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 35 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; ID:
AEX)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 54 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 67 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bunkie:
- BUNKIE MUNICIPAL (about 4 miles; BUNKIE, LA; ID:
2R6)
- MARKSVILLE MUNICIPAL (about 13 miles; MARKSVILLE,
LA; ID: MKV)
- WOODWORTH (about 25 miles; WOODWORTH, LA; ID: 1R4)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Bunkie:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 54
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 75
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 79 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 83
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 98 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 109 miles;
MONROE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,116)
Public high school in Bunkie:
- BUNKIE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 553; Location:
435 EVERGREEN STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Bunkie:
- BUNKIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 502;
Location: 311 PERSHING AVENUE; Grades: PK - 05)
- BUNKIE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 411;
Location: 205 SOUTH COTTONWOOD STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LOUISIANA SCHOOL FOR THE AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
(Students: 259; Location: 5303 HIGHWAY 115; Grades: 08 -
11)
Private primary/middle school in Bunkie:
- ST ANTHONY OF PADUA SCHOOL (Students: 255;
Location: 116 S KNOLL AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
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