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Population (year 2000): 10,986. Estimated
population in July 2005: 10,652 (-3.0% change)
Males: 5,111 (46.5%), Females: 5,875 (53.5%)
Jefferson Davis County
Zip code:
70546
Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $24,410 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,900 (year 2000)
Races in Jennings:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.9%)
- Black (28.0%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
Ancestries: French Canadian (15.9%), French
(15.3%), United States (11.6%), German (7.0%), English (3.8%),
Irish (3.2%).
Elevation: 22 feet
Land area: 10.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Jennings
- High school or higher: 67.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
- Unemployed: 10.9%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Jennings city
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 49.7%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 10.3%
0.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -630 (-5.4%).
Hospital/medical center in Jennings:
- JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (1634 ELTON
ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Jennings:
- AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CROWLEY,
LA)
- ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; KINDER, LA)
- ACADIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 25 miles;
CROWLEY, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Jennings:
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 33 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 40 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 47 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Jennings:
- JENNINGS (about 2 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
- WELSH (about 12 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
- LE GROS MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; CROWLEY, LA; ID:
3R2)
College/University in Jennings:
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MORGAN SMITH CAMPUS
(Full-time enrollment: 73; Location: 1230 North Main
Street; Public)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Jennings:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 43
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 102 miles;
BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 103 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment:
28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 104
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
109 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
Public high school in Jennings:
- JENNINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 607;
Location: 620 FLORENCE STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Jennings:
- WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 551;
Location: 1303 SOUTH CUTTING AVENUE; Grades: PK - 02)
- HATHAWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 4040 PINE ISLAND HIGHWAY; Grades: PK - 12)
- NORTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 455;
Location: 208 SHANKLAND AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 451;
Location: 802 WEST JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Jennings:
- OUR LADY IMMACULATE SCHOOL (Students: 427;
Location: 600 ROBERTS AVENUE; Grades: PK - 8)
- BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 170;
Location: 15147 HIGHWAY 102 POB 729; Grades: PK - 9)
Libraries in Jennings:
- JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH LIBRARY (Operating
income: $665,486; Location: 118 WEST PLAQUEMINE STREET;
75,281 books; 1,311 audio materials; 1,751 video
materials; 254 serial subscriptions)
- JENNINGS CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRAY (Operating
income: $254,964; Location: 303 CARY AVENUE; 55,216
books; 605 audio materials; 184 video materials; 79
serial subscriptions)
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