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Population (year 2000): 3,338. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,173 (-4.9% change)
Males: 1,595 (47.8%), Females: 1,743 (52.2%)
Zip code:
70668
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $26,556 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,500 (year 2000)
Races in Vinton:
- White Non-Hispanic (74.2%)
- Black (23.3%)
- Two or more races (1.1%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Hispanic (0.9%)
Ancestries: United States (18.3%), French
(13.2%), French Canadian (10.9%), German (5.9%), Irish (5.6%),
English (4.6%).
Elevation: 19 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Vinton
- High school or higher: 70.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 9.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.3 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Vinton town
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 52.5%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 8.2%
- Divorced: 12.6%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +210 (+6.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Vinton:
- MEMORIAL HERMAN BAPTIST HOSP ORANGE (about 16 miles;
ORANGE, TX)
- SUMMIT INSTITUTE OF SW LOUISIANA (about 16 miles;
SULPHUR, LA)
- W CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
SULPHUR, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Vinton:
- LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 26 miles; LAKE CHARLES,
LA; ID: LCH)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 31 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA;
ID: CWF)
- SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 35 miles;
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; ID: BPT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Vinton:
- SOUTHLAND FIELD (about 16 miles; SULPHUR, LA; ID:
L75)
- ORANGE COUNTY (about 18 miles; ORANGE, TX; ID: ORG)
- DE QUINCY INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK (about 19 miles; DE
QUINCY, LA; ID: 5R8)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Vinton:
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; LAKE
CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 39 miles; BEAUMONT,
TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
- LEE COLLEGE (about 100 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; FT
enrollment: 3,099)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 107
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about
113 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
- SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 113 miles;
HOUSTON, TX; FT enrollment: 2,819)
- ANGELINA COLLEGE (about 114 miles; LUFKIN, TX; FT
enrollment: 2,773)
Public high school in Vinton:
- VINTON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 297; Location:
1603 GRACE STREET; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Vinton:
- VINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 489;
Location: 1610 HAMPTON STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
- VINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 242;
Location: 900 HORRIDGE STREET; Grades: 06 - 08)
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