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Population (year 2000): 2,187. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,177 (-0.5% change)
Males: 992 (45.4%), Females: 1,195 (54.6%)
Zip code:
70533
Median resident age: 35.7 years
Median household income: $27,386 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,600 (year 2000)
Races in Erath:
- White Non-Hispanic (88.8%)
- Black (6.2%)
- Vietnamese (3.4%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (20.8%), French
Canadian (20.0%), French (19.1%), German (4.3%), English (2.4%),
Irish (2.3%).
Elevation: 9 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Erath
- High school or higher: 67.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 6.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Erath town
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 54.8%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 9.5%
2.3% Foreign born (2.0% Asia, 0.4% Latin
America).
Population change in the 1990s: -268 (-10.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Erath:
- ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
ABBEVILLE, LA)
- VERMILION REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
ABBEVILLE, LA)
- MEADOWBROOK REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 15 miles;
LAFAYETTE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Erath:
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 12 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 17 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 74
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Erath:
- ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 4 miles;
ABBEVILLE, LA; ID: 0R3)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 27 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA;
ID: L28)
- LE MAIRE MEML (about 28 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; ID:
2R1)
Amtrak stations near Erath:
- 16 miles: NEW IBERIA (WASHINGTON ST. & RAILROAD
TRACKS). Services: partially wheelchair accessible,
enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public
payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term
parking.
- 19 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services:
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines,
free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call
for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Erath:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 16
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 67 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 70
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 115 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 133 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
Public high school in Erath:
- ERATH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 488; Location:
808 SOUTH BROADWAY STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Erath:
- DOZIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 735;
Location: 415 WEST PRIMEAUX STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- ERATH MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 596; Location:
800 SOUTH BROADWAY; Grades: 05 - 08)
- HENRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 211;
Location: 6305 LA HIGHWAY 330; Grades: PK - 05)
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