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Population (year 2000): 11,275. Estimated
population in July 2005: 12,258 (+8.7% change)
Males: 5,355 (47.5%), Females: 5,920 (52.5%)
Zip code:
70791
Median resident age: 34.5 years
Median household income: $49,669 (year 2000)
Median house value: $104,500 (year 2000)
Races in Zachary:
- White Non-Hispanic (69.4%)
- Black (28.7%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
- Two or more races (0.5%)
Ancestries: United States (15.8%), French
(8.4%), Irish (7.3%), German (5.9%), English (4.5%), Italian
(3.8%).
Elevation: 100 feet
Land area: 23.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Zachary
- High school or higher: 84.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 6.5%
- Unemployed: 4.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Zachary city
- Never married: 22.9%
- Now married: 61.0%
- Separated: 1.8%
- Widowed: 7.1%
- Divorced: 7.1%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +1,787 (+18.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Zachary:
- LANE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (6300 MAIN STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Zachary:
- COMMUNITY REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF B (about 11
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA)
- EARL K LONG MEDICAL CENTER (about 12 miles; BATON
ROUGE, LA)
- EAST LOUISIANA STATE HOSPITAL (about 13 miles;
JACKSON, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Zachary:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 10
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 66 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA;
ID: LFT)
- HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 66
miles; NATCHEZ, MS; ID: HEZ)
Other public-use airports nearest to Zachary:
- FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 22 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; ID:
HZR)
- LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 37 miles; GONZALES, LA;
ID: L38)
- PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 40 miles; MELVILLE, LA; ID:
7L9)
Amtrak station near Zachary:
- 15 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
Zachary:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 10
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 18 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 64 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 70
miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; ALCORN
STATE, MS; FT enrollment: 2,594)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 87 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
Public high school in Zachary:
- ZACHARY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 997; Location:
4100 BRONCO LANE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Zachary:
- NORTHWESTERN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 805;
Location: 5200 EAST CENTRAL AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ZACHARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 732;
Location: 3775 HEMLOCK STREET; Grades: 03 - 05)
- NORTHWESTERN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
716; Location: 4200 ROLLINS ROAD; Grades: PK - 02)
Private primary/middle school in Zachary:
- FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH CHILD (Students: 79;
Location: 4200 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - KG)
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