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Population (year 2000): 14,431. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,408 (-0.2% change)
Males: 6,667 (46.2%), Females: 7,764 (53.8%)
Zip codes:
70301.
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $26,697 (year 2000)
Median house value: $72,000 (year 2000)
Races in Thibodaux:
- White Non-Hispanic (63.5%)
- Black (33.8%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: French (19.1%), French Canadian
(8.4%), United States (6.4%), German (5.9%), Irish (4.6%),
Italian (3.4%).
Elevation: 14 feet
Land area: 5.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Thibodaux
- High school or higher: 69.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.8%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Thibodaux city
- Never married: 39.1%
- Now married: 40.1%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 8.9%
- Divorced: 9.6%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -328 (-2.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Thibodaux:
- THIBODAUX REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (602 NORTH
ACADIA ROAD)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Thibodaux:
- LEONARD J CHAUBERT MEDICAL CENTER (about 15 miles;
HOUMA, LA)
- PHYSICIANS SURGICAL SPECIALTY HOSPITAL (about 15
miles; HOUMA, LA)
- TERREBONNE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; HOUMA,
LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Thibodaux:
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 42 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 55
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- LAKEFRONT (about 58 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Thibodaux:
- THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 5 miles; THIBODAUX, LA;
ID: L83)
- CHARLIE HAMMONDS (about 17 miles; HOUMA, LA; ID:
3L1)
- HOUMA-TERREBONNE (about 21 miles; HOUMA, LA; ID:
HUM)
Amtrak station near Thibodaux:
- 4 miles: SCHRIEVER (SCHRIVER, S. RTE. 20 & RTE. 24).
Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking.
Colleges/Universities in Thibodaux:
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (Full-time
enrollment: 6,244; Location: UNIVERSITY STATION LA HWY
1; Public; Website: www.nicholls.edu; Offers Master's
degree)
- LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-LAFOURCHE CAMPUS
(FT enrollment: 242; Location: 1425 TIGER DR; Public)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Thibodaux:
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 50 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment:
28,696)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 50 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 50 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 51 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 53 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER
(about 53 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 55 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
Public high school in Thibodaux:
- THIBODAUX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,615;
Location: 1355 TIGER DRIVE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Private high school in Thibodaux:
- E. D. WHITE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHO (Students:
806; Location: 555 CARDINAL DRIVE; Grades: 8 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Thibodaux:
- THIBODAUX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 755;
Location: 700 EAST SEVENTH STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
- W.S. LAFARGUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
557; Location: 700 PLANTATION ROAD; Grades: PK - 03)
- EAST THIBODAUX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 552;
Location: 802 EAST SEVENTH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WEST THIBODAUX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 544;
Location: 1111 EAST TWELFTH STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SOUTH THIBODAUX ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
442; Location: 200 IRIS STREET; Grades: 04 - 05)
- CHACKBAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 290;
Location: 101 SCHOOL LANE; Grades: PK - 04)
- SIXTH WARD MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 279;
Location: 795 CHOCTAW ROAD; Grades: 04 - 07)
- ST. CHARLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 211;
Location: 1690 HIGHWAY 1; Grades: KG - 05)
- BAYOU BOEUF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 166;
Location: 4138 HIGHWAY 307; Grades: KG - 04)
- LAFOURCHE PARISH JUVENILE JUSTICE FACILITY
(Students: 6; Location: 2525 VETERANS BOULEVARD; Grades:
KG - 12)
Private primary/middle schools in Thibodaux:
- ST JOSEPH ELEMENTARY (Students: 722;
Location: 501 CARDINAL DRIVE; Grades: KG - 7)
- ST GENEVIEVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
478; Location: 807 BARBIER AVENUE; Grades: KG - 7)
Library in Thibodaux:
- LAFOURCHE PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income:
$3,271,222; Location: 303 WEST 5TH ST. ADMIN. OFFICE;
166,899 books; 4,791 audio materials; 12,795 video
materials; 468 serial subscriptions)
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