Estherwood, Louisiana

Jump to a detailed profile or search
site with Google Custom Search

Back to Estherwood, LA housing info, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, LA smaller cities, LA small cities, All Cities.

We are giving away $1200 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures!

OSM Map
General Map
Google Map
MSN Map

Population in 2011: 888. Population change since 2000: +10.0%

Males: 450	(50.7%)
Females: 438	(49.3%)

Median resident age:	33.3 years
Louisiana median age:	38.5 years

Zip codes: 70534.

Estimated median household income in 2009: $51,141 (it was $29,444 in 2000)

Estherwood:	$51,141
Louisiana:	$42,492

Estimated per capita income in 2009: $19,364

Estherwood village income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $89,969 (it was $40,100 in 2000)

Estherwood:	$89,969
Louisiana:	$135,400

Mean prices in 2009: All housing units: $104,297; Detached houses: $115,151; Mobile homes: $40,678

Median gross rent in 2009: $488.

Estherwood, LA residents, houses, and apartments details

Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses

Options

User-defined colors Preset color patterns

Opacity:

Opacity

Hide borders Hide US histogram

Data:

Get link

Loading data...

Based on 2005-2010 data

Loading data...

123

Hide US histogram

White alone - 823 (92.6%)
Black alone - 30 (3.4%)
Hispanic - 24 (2.7%)
Two or more races - 11 (1.2%)
American Indian alone - 1 (0.1%)

Races in Estherwood detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

Mar. 2012 cost of living index in Estherwood: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Discuss Estherwood, Louisiana on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users

Latest news from Estherwood, LA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: French Canadian (55.9%), United States (24.0%), French (13.0%), German (5.2%), English (4.0%), Irish (2.5%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 03/12/1901

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 1.87 square miles.

Population density: 475 people per square mile

(low).

Home Value Estimate
Address:		Unit (optional):
City	State	Zip

For population 25 years and over in Estherwood:

High school or higher: 65.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Estherwood village:

Never married: 20.7%
Now married: 61.0%
Separated: 1.7%
Widowed: 11.1%
Divorced: 5.5%

4 residents are foreign born

This village:	0.5%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research of Louisiana and other state lists there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Estherwood, Louisiana as of May 24, 2013.
The ratio of number of residents in Estherwood to the number of sex offenders is 431 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2009: $132 (0.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2009: $118 (0.3%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (26.0 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (81.2 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (177.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Morse, LA (2.2 miles ), Crowley, LA (2.4 miles ), Mermentau, LA (2.7 miles ), Iota, LA (3.2 miles ), Gueydan, LA (3.3 miles ), Jennings, LA (3.4 miles ), Rayne, LA (3.5 miles ), Lake Arthur, LA (3.8 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1997: 1 building, cost: $62,500

1998: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

1999: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2001: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2003: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2004: 3 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2005: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2008: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2009: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2010: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

2011: 2 buildings, average cost: $102,500

Number of permits per 10,000 residents

Average cost (in $1000s)

Latitude: 30.18 N, Longitude: 92.46 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 337

This village's Wikipedia profile
Unemployment in August 2012:

Here:
6.3%
Louisiana:
7.3%

Unemployment by year (%)

Population change in the 1990s: +68 (+9.2%).

Most common industries in 2005-2009 (%)
Males Females

Retail trade (20%)

Construction (18%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (16%)

Other services, except public administration (11%)

Administrative and support and waste management services (10%)

Public administration (7%)

Manufacturing (6%)

Retail trade (27%)

Health care and social assistance (15%)

Information (14%)

Educational services (9%)

Accommodation and food services (8%)

Transportation and warehousing (8%)

Manufacturing (6%)

Most common occupations (%)
Males Females

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (10%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (9%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)

Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)

Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (14%)

Cashiers (9%)

Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)

Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (8%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)

Secondary school teachers (6%)

Work and jobs in Estherwood: detailed stats about occupations, industries, unemployment, workers, commute

Average climate in Estherwood, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Estherwood, Louisiana average temperatures

Estherwood, Louisiana average precipitation

Back to the top

Tornado activity:

Estherwood-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Louisiana state average. It is 128% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/1961, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 12.1 miles away from the Estherwood village center killed one person and injured 55 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 10/29/1974, a category F3 tornado 14.0 miles away from the village center killed 2 people and injured 52 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Acadia Parish (14) is near the US average (12).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 11
Emergencies Declared: 3

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 10, Floods: 3, Storms: 3, Other: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Estherwood topographic map

Hospitals/medical centers near Estherwood:

AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Federal, about 4 miles away; CROWLEY, LA)
JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Voluntary non-profit - Private, provides emergency services, about 15 miles away; JENNINGS, LA)
ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (Acute Care Hospitals, Government - Hospital District or Authority, provides emergency services, about 22 miles away; ABBEVILLE, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Estherwood, LA

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Estherwood:

University of Louisiana at Lafayette (about 27 miles; Lafayette, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,419)
McNeese State University (about 46 miles; Lake Charles, LA; FT enrollment: 6,406)
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College (about 79 miles; Baton Rouge, LA; FT enrollment: 25,838)
Southern University and A & M College (about 80 miles; Baton Rouge, LA; FT enrollment: 6,256)
Baton Rouge Community College (about 82 miles; Baton Rouge, LA; FT enrollment: 4,414)
Lamar University (about 97 miles; Beaumont, TX; FT enrollment: 7,661)
Nicholls State University (about 104 miles; Thibodaux, LA; FT enrollment: 5,308)

Click to draw/clear village borders

Notable locations in Estherwood: Estherwood Water Treatment Facility (A), Acadia Parish Library Estherwood Branch (B), Estherwood Volunteer Fire Department (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Estherwood: Boussard Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Acadia Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential

Drinking water stations with addresses in Estherwood and their reported violations in the past:

ESTHERWOOD VILLAGE OF WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 807, Groundwater):

Past health violations:

MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2002, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUN-14-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-14-2002), St Public Notif received (JUL-19-2002)

Past monitoring violations:

CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and JUL-06-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (2 times from APR-04-2000 to APR-11-2000), Fed FAO issued (MAY-16-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-06-2000)

Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.2%
(9.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 30.2% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for other race residents, 28.6% for two or more races residents)

Average household size:

This village:	2.8 people
Louisiana:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This village:	74.1%
Whole state:	69.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This village:	2.4%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Estherwood, LA

Estherwood compared to Louisiana state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Back to the top

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)

Estherwood travel time to work - commute

Estherwood mode of transportation to work chart

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Utility gas (63%)
Electricity (32%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
No fuel used (1%)
Wood (1%)

2008 Presidential Election results in Acadia Parish Louisiana:

Detailed 2008 election results.

Religion statistics for Estherwood (based on Acadia Parish data)

Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 81.03%

Here		81.0%
USA		50.2%

Adherents

Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	United Methodist Church	Church of the Nazarene
Adherents	83.9%	8.1%	3.2%	1.8%	0.7%
Congregations	38.2%	18.2%	5.5%	12.7%	5.5%

Name	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Churches of Christ	Lutheran Church	Episcopal Church	Other
Adherents	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.7%
Congregations	3.6%	3.6%	3.6%	1.8%	7.3%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 23

Acadia Parish:	3.85 / 10,000 pop.
State:	2.56 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores: 1

Here:	0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:	0.18 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7

This county:	1.17 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:	1.29 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas): 30

Acadia Parish:	5.02 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:	4.49 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants: 19

This county:	3.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:	5.92 / 10,000 pop.

Adult diabetes rate:

Acadia Parish:	11.2%
Louisiana:	10.9%

Adult obesity rate:

Acadia Parish:	30.0%
State:	29.2%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:

Here:	16.6%
State:	13.7%

Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Other Government Administration	0	$0	8	$2,568
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0	1	$642
Water Supply	0	$0	4	$1,896
Totals for Government	0	$0	13	$5,106

6.25% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,003 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.25%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($136 average AGI)
Acadia Parish:
0.05%
Louisiana average:
0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lafayette Parish, LA	1.51% ($30,909 average AGI)
from St. Landry Parish, LA	0.51% ($27,474)
from Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.45% ($29,918)

5.55% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,780 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.55%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lafayette Parish, LA	1.84% ($28,720 average AGI)
to St. Landry Parish, LA	0.50% ($25,863)
to Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	0.42% ($26,500)

Strongest AM radio stations in Estherwood:

KSIG (1450 AM; 1 kW; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: ACADIA BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)
KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KJEF (1290 AM; 1 kW; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KROF (960 AM; 1 kW; ABBEVILLE, LA; Owner: ABBEVILLE BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
KEUN (1490 AM; 1 kW; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
KLCL (1470 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Estherwood:

KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
K201FO (88.1 FM; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KBEB-FM (106.7 FM; RAYNE, LA; Owner: BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)
KBXG (99.5 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KFXZ (106.3 FM; MAURICE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KJJB (105.5 FM; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)
KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KMDL (97.3 FM; KAPLAN, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KSJY (90.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
KFTE (96.5 FM; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
KRRQ (95.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KHLA (92.9 FM; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
K220EV (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
KVEE (107.5 FM; LAKE ARTHUR, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRXE (105.9 FM; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Estherwood:

KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
KAGN-LP (Channel 65; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
K45DI (Channel 45; MERMENTAU, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KPLC (Channel 7; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
KLTL-TV (Channel 18; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
KJEF-CA (Channel 13; JENNINGS, ETC., LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
K58GA (Channel 46; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)
KAJN-LP (Channel 40; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KLFT-LP (Channel 21; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: K. SANDOVAL BURKE)
KLAF-LP (Channel 62; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)

Estherwood fatal accident list:

Nov 17, 2007 12:46 AM, Dupuis Rd, Lat: 30.180428, Lon: -92.464200, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics

Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 3 meters (10ft)
Total average daily traffic: 4,300
Total future (year 2030) average daily traffic: 2,580

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers:

Cor Leblanc & Morris (Lat: 30.182139 Lon: -92.459028), Call Sign: KNDJ449, Licensee ID: L00528013
Assigned Frequencies: 39.5000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/07/2002, Expiration Date: 07/15/2012
Registrant: Estherwood, Village Of, Estherwood, LA 70534, Phone: (318) 783-0464

FAA Registered Aircraft:

Aircraft: BOEING A75N1(PT17) (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 55519 , Serial Number: 75-4720, Year manufactured: 1943, Airworthiness Date: 07/07/1956
Registrant (Corporation): F I R S Inc, Po Box 197, Estherwood, LA 70534
Aircraft: BOEING A75N1(PT17) (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 93 mph), Engine: P&W R-985 SERIES (450 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 65600 , Serial Number: 751797, Year manufactured: 1941
Registrant (Corporation): Stewart & Sons W H, Po Box 71, Estherwood, LA 70534

	B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$33,590	1	$77,610	1	$13,240
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	1	$35,860	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9611.00

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans

HMDA - Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value

Name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common first names in Estherwood, LA among deceased individuals
Joseph	6	70.8 years
John	5	55.8 years
Mary	5	77.2 years
James	4	71.7 years
Lena	3	75.6 years
Leroy	3	68.7 years
Willie	3	73.7 years
Edward	2	62.0 years
August	2	67.5 years
David	2	81.5 years

Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Most common last names in Estherwood, LA among deceased individuals
Myers	25	76.7 years
Lejeune	17	71.1 years
Hoffpauir	13	72.9 years
Leblanc	9	71.8 years
Broussard	9	74.0 years
Roy	9	77.7 years
Guillory	7	71.0 years
Fontenot	6	76.8 years
Leleux	6	71.1 years
Istre	6	68.7 years

Back to Estherwood, LA housing info, Acadia Parish, Louisiana, LA smaller cities, LA small cities, All Cities.

Back to the top

Recent home sales, price trends, and home value evaluator powered by Onboard Informatics
© 2012 Onboard Informatics. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2012 Advameg, Inc.