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Population (year 2000): 1,946. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,850 (-4.9% change)
Males: 878 (45.1%), Females: 1,068 (54.9%)
Zip code:
70788
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $19,435 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,000 (year 2000)
Races in White Castle:
- Black (76.8%)
- White Non-Hispanic (21.9%)
- Hispanic (1.4%)
Ancestries: French (7.8%), United States (2.8%),
Italian (2.4%), German (2.0%), French Canadian (1.8%),
Subsaharan African (1.8%).
Elevation: 22 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in White Castle
- High school or higher: 63.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.7%
- Unemployed: 10.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in White Castle town
- Never married: 38.4%
- Now married: 37.5%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 10.8%
- Divorced: 9.5%
0.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -229 (-10.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near White Castle:
- RIVER WEST MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles;
PLAQUEMINE, LA)
- PREVOST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
DONALDSONVILLE, LA)
- ASCENSION HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; GONZALES, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
White Castle:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 24
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 52 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA;
ID: ARA)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 58 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to White Castle:
- LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 15 miles; GONZALES, LA;
ID: L38)
- HARRY P WILLIAMS MEMORIAL (about 35 miles;
PATTERSON, LA; ID: PTN)
- THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 38 miles; THIBODAUX, LA;
ID: L83)
Amtrak station near White Castle:
- 20 miles: BATON ROUGE (1253 FLORIDA ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones, call for taxi service,
intercity bus service, public transit connection.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
White Castle:
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 17 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment:
28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 25
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 52 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 63
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 73 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 73 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
Public high school in White Castle:
- WHITE CASTLE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 292;
Location: 32695 GRAHAM STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in White Castle:
- DORSEYVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 457;
Location: 31505 HIGHWAY 1 SOUTH; Grades: PK - 06)
Private primary/middle school in White Castle:
- OUR LADY OF PROMPT SUCCOR (Students: 110;
Location: 32625 BOWIE STREET; Grades: PK - 8)
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