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Population (year 2000): 2,148. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,154 (+0.3% change)
 

Males: 981  (45.7%)
Females: 1,167  (54.3%)

Allen Parish

Median resident age:  35.1 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70648.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,900 (it was $25,493 in 2000)
Kinder  $28,900
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $50,300 (it was $53,900 in 2000)
Kinder  $50,300
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Kinder:

  • White Non-Hispanic (73.0%)
  • Black (22.3%)
  • American Indian (2.1%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • Hispanic (1.0%)
  • Vietnamese (0.9%)

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Ancestries: French (14.7%), United States (13.6%), French Canadian (8.8%), Irish (4.8%), English (1.9%), Italian (1.3%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 49 feet

Land area: 1.64 square miles.

Population density: 1319 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Kinder

  • High school or higher: 67.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.6%
  • Unemployed: 7.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Kinder town

  • Never married: 18.0%
  • Now married: 56.4%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 12.7%
  • Divorced: 11.1%

19 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.9%
Louisiana:  2.6%



According to our research there were 10 registered sex offenders living in Kinder, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Kinder to the number of sex offenders is 216 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Kinder:  0.4% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lake Charles, LA (31.2 miles , pop. 71,757).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (117.3 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (181.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Fenton, LA (9.8 miles ), Elton, LA (10.3 miles ), Oberlin, LA (10.8 miles ), Reeves, LA (13.9 miles ), Basile, LA (16.9 miles ), Welsh, LA (17.3 miles ), Iowa, LA (20.7 miles ), Jennings, LA (22.5 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 6 buildings, average cost: $57,500
  • 1997: 8 buildings, average cost: $57,400
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $87,000
  • 2000: 2 buildings, average cost: $99,500
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 2 buildings, average cost: $80,000
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $58,800
  • 2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $105,000
  • 2007: 1 building, cost: $150,000

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Latitude: 30.49 N, Longitude: 92.85 W


People in group quarters in Kinder
  • 88 people in nursing homes
  • 10 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
  • 2 people in religious group quarters

Area code: 337

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Population change in the 1990s: -80 (-3.6%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (20%)
  • Public administration (14%)
  • Construction (11%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Gasoline stations (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (28%)
  • Health care (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (12%)
  • Public administration (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (4%)
  • Personal and laundry services (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Other protective service workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cashiers (10%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (10%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)


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Crime in Kinder by Year

Type 2001 2003 2004 2005
Murders 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Rapes 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
Robberies 0012
    per 100,000 0.00.046.893.9
Assaults 17192219
    per 100,000 792.2903.91029.0891.6
Burglaries 4424
    per 100,000 186.4190.393.5187.7
Thefts 48553242
    per 100,000 2236.72616.61496.71970.9
Auto thefts 3002
    per 100,000 139.80.00.093.9
Arson 0000
    per 100,000 0.00.00.00.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 160.0) 272.1298.8286.2306.0

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 18 (18 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  8.33
US city average:  3.00

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Kinder-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 100% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/1/1967, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 13.9 miles away from the Kinder town center injured 2 people and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

On 11/21/1992, a category 3 tornado 14.7 miles away from the town center injured 2 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospital/medical center in Kinder:
  • ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL (108 6TH AVENUE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kinder:
  • JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; JENNINGS, LA)
  • OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; OAKDALE, LA)
  • DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; DEQUINCY, LA)

Political contributions by individuals in Kinder, LA

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kinder:
  • CHENNAULT INTL (about 28 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: CWF)
  • LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 37 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; ID: LCH)
  • POLK AAF (about 45 miles; FORT POLK, LA; ID: POE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kinder:
  • WELSH (about 18 miles; WELSH, LA; ID: 6R1)
  • ALLEN PARISH (about 22 miles; OAKDALE, LA; ID: L42)
  • JENNINGS (about 22 miles; JENNINGS, LA; ID: 3R7)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kinder:
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 60 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; FT enrollment: 13,673)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 89 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
  • LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 94 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; FT enrollment: 8,888)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 115 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 115 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 140 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; FT enrollment: 3,059)
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Tourist attraction: Allen Parish - Libraries- Kinder Branch (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 833 4th Avenue).

Hotels: Kinder Inn (14734 Highway 165), Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (11750 Highway 165), Casino Inn (14590 Highway 165), Greatwood Country Cabin (12330 Highway 165), Best Value Inn & Suites (517 1st Avenue), Comfort Inn Kinder (13894 US 165), Smart Rooms Inn (14648 Highway 165), Kristyl Inn (12280 Highway 165), Chateau Dilune Inn (105 North 9th Street).

 

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

KINDER TOWN OF WATER SYSTEM (Address: P O DRAWER A H, Population served: 2665, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JAN-2001, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-26-2001), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-26-2001), St Public Notif received (MAR-05-2001)

Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  68.0%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  20.2%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.9%
Whole state:  9.4%

Kinder compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Kinder (2007 data):
  • Capital One, National Association: Kinder Branch at 420 North 9th Street, branch established on 1947-06-16. Info updated 2006-05-08: Bank assets: $30,803.0 mil, Deposits: $21,939.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, 327 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
  • Jeff Davis Bank & Trust Company: Kinder Branch at 1116 Ninth Street, branch established on 1995-04-03. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $453.5 mil, Deposits: $405.8 mil, headquarters in Jennings, LA, positive income, 14 total offices, Holding Company: Jeff Davis Bancshares, Inc.
  • Cameron State Bank: Kinder Branch at 11th Street At Highway 165 South, branch established on 1970-04-20. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $604.3 mil, Deposits: $508.4 mil, headquarters in Lake Charles, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 24 total offices, Holding Company: Cameron Bancshares, Inc.



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Other and Unallocable 25$54,000$25,9204$8,000
Totals for Government 25$54,000$25,9204$8,000


Kinder government finances in 2004:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $144,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $292,000
    Housing & Community Development: $49,000
    All Other: $22,000
  • Construction - General: $882,000
  • Current Operations - Gas Utilities: $783,000
    Police Protection: $698,000
    Housing & Community Development: $515,000
    Financial Administration: $469,000
    Water Utilities: $156,000
    Sewerage: $156,000
    Regular Highways: $104,000
    Parks & Recreation: $10,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - Housing & Community Development: $549,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $49,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,146,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $665,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $363,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $118,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $335,000
    Interest Earnings: $45,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $127,000
    Housing & Community Development: $87,000
    Police Protection: $27,000
    Regular Highways: $15,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,870,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $897,000
    Water Utilities: $326,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $135,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $338,000
    General Support: $9,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $516,000
    Property: $125,000
    NEC: $98,000
    Public Utilities: $87,000
    Motor Vehicle License: $9,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $795,000

7.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,320 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.05%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Calcasieu Parish, LA  1.34% ($55,806 average AGI)
from Rapides Parish, LA  0.79% ($29,745)
from Jefferson Davis Parish, LA  0.55% ($25,342)


6.68% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,609 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.68%
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 Calcasieu Parish, LA  1.69% ($27,436 average AGI)
to Rapides Parish, LA  0.62% ($30,605)
to Jefferson Davis Parish, LA  0.32% ($38,318)


Strongest AM radio stations in Kinder:
  • KLCL (1470 AM; 5 kW; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTRH (740 AM; 50 kW; HOUSTON, TX; Owner: AMFM TEXAS LICENSES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KEEL (710 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KWDF (840 AM; daytime; 8 kW; BALL, LA; Owner: BALL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • KJMJ (580 AM; 5 kW; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
  • KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KWKH (1130 AM; 50 kW; SHREVEPORT, LA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KJEF (1290 AM; 1 kW; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KLVI (560 AM; 5 kW; BEAUMONT, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KGOL (1180 AM; 50 kW; HUMBLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Kinder:
  • KBXG (99.5 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KYLC (90.3 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KYKZ (96.1 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KZMZ (96.9 FM; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBAN (91.1 FM; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
  • KHLA (92.9 FM; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KVEE (107.5 FM; LAKE ARTHUR, LA; Owner: APEX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KBIU (103.7 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
  • KOJO (91.7 FM; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: RADIO MARIA, INC.)
  • KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • K201FO (88.1 FM; JENNINGS, LA; Owner: CALVARY CHAPEL OF TWIN FALLS, INC.)
  • KKST (98.7 FM; OAKDALE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KQLK (97.9 FM; DE RIDDER, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Kinder:
  • KPLC (Channel 7; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
  • KLTL-TV (Channel 18; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • 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.)
  • KFAM-LP (Channel 58; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • K45DI (Channel 45; MERMENTAU, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • KLAF-LP (Channel 62; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)

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