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Population (year 2000): 2,148. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,104 (-2.0% change)
Males: 981 (45.7%), Females: 1,167 (54.3%)
Allen County
Zip code:
70648
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $25,493 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,900 (year 2000)
Races in Kinder:
- White Non-Hispanic (73.0%)
- Black (22.3%)
- American Indian (2.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Vietnamese (0.9%)
Ancestries: French (14.7%), United States
(13.6%), French Canadian (8.8%), Irish (4.8%), English (1.9%),
Italian (1.3%).
Elevation: 49 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Kinder
- High school or higher: 67.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
- Unemployed: 7.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Kinder town
- Never married: 18.0%
- Now married: 56.4%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 12.7%
- Divorced: 11.1%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -80 (-3.6%).
Hospital/medical center in Kinder:
- ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL (108 6TH AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kinder:
- JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
JENNINGS, LA)
- OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; OAKDALE,
LA)
- EUNICE COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (about 30 miles;
EUNICE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Kinder:
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 28 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 37 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- POLK AAF (about 45 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kinder:
- WELSH (about 18 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
- ALLEN PARISH (about 22 miles; OAKDALE, LA; ID: L42)
- JENNINGS (about 22 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Kinder:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 60
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 89
miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 94 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 115
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 115 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment:
28,696)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 140
miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
Public high school in Kinder:
- KINDER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 308; Location:
145 HIGHWAY 383; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kinder:
- KINDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 602;
Location: 412 NORTH 12TH STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- KINDER MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 291;
Location: 412 N 12TH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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