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Population (year 2000): 5,180. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,784 (+11.7% change)
Males: 2,393 (46.2%), Females: 2,787 (53.8%)
Zip code:
70454
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $22,244 (year 2000)
Median house value: $77,100 (year 2000)
Races in Ponchatoula:
- White Non-Hispanic (61.6%)
- Black (36.8%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: French (13.7%), German (9.6%), Irish
(7.4%), United States (7.0%), English (4.4%), Italian (3.8%).
Elevation: 23 feet
Land area: 4.2 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Ponchatoula
- High school or higher: 68.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Ponchatoula city
- Never married: 30.6%
- Now married: 45.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 8.5%
- Divorced: 13.0%
0.1% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -473 (-8.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Ponchatoula:
- HAMMOND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles;
HAMMOND, LA)
- NORTH OAKS MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; HAMMOND,
LA)
- NORTH OAKS REHAB HOSP INC (about 4 miles; HAMMOND,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Ponchatoula:
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 35 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- LAKEFRONT (about 41 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 49
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Ponchatoula:
- HAMMOND MUNI (about 6 miles; HAMMOND, LA; ID: HDC)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 26 miles; RESERVE,
LA; ID: 1L0)
- GREATER ST. TAMMANY (about 32 miles; COVINGTON, LA;
ID: L31)
Amtrak station near Ponchatoula:
- 6 miles: HAMMOND (N.W. RAILROAD AVE.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Ponchatoula:
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 6 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 39 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 41 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 41 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 41 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 42 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
Public high school in Ponchatoula:
- PONCHATOULA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,436;
Location: 19452 HIGHWAY 22 EAST; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Ponchatoula:
- MARTHA VINYARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
695; Location: 40105 DUNSON ROAD; Grades: 04 - 06)
- PONCHATOULA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students:
685; Location: 315 EAST OAK STREET; Grades: 07 - 08)
- TUCKER MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
653; Location: 310 SOUTH THIRD STREET; Grades: 01 - 02)
- D.C. REEVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 640;
Location: 18026 SISTERS ROAD; Grades: 03 - 04)
- CHAMP COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
554; Location: 42530 HIGHWAY 445; Grades: PK - 08)
- PERRIN EARLY LEARNING CENTER (Students: 299;
Location: 350 WEST ASH STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
Private primary/middle schools in Ponchatoula:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 280;
Location: 175 NORTH 8TH STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
- MAGNOLIA MONTESSORI (Students: 12; Location:
170 NORTH 7TH STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
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