Poydras, Louisiana

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Population in July 2007: 1,150.

Males: 564	(49.1%)
Females: 586	(50.9%)

Median resident age:	33.9 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70085.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,073 (it was $26,820 in 2000)

Poydras:	$33,073
Louisiana:	$40,926

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $94,704 (it was $56,700 in 2000)

Poydras:	$94,704
Louisiana:	$126,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $101,677; Detached houses: $119,865; Townhouses or other attached units: $186,115; Mobile homes: $27,536; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $65,000

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Races in Poydras:

White Non-Hispanic (83.6%)
Black (8.6%)
Hispanic (5.2%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Two or more races (1.5%)
Other race (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

2008 cost of living index in Poydras: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: French (21.4%), German (13.2%), Italian (13.1%), Irish (5.9%), English (4.1%), Subsaharan African (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 8 feet

Land area: 4.16 square miles.

Population density: 276 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Poydras

High school or higher: 62.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
Unemployed: 4.9%
Mean travel time to work: 35.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Poydras CDP

Never married: 26.5%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 1.5%
Widowed: 8.1%
Divorced: 13.0%

56 residents are foreign born

This place:	1.4%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were 2 registered sex offenders living in Poydras, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Poydras to the number of sex offenders is 575 to 1.

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

Poydras:	0.5% ($296)
Louisiana:	0.3% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Orleans, LA (12.4 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (329.8 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Violet, LA (1.5 miles ), Meraux, LA (2.1 miles ), Belle Chasse, LA (2.6 miles ), Chalmette, LA (2.6 miles ), Timberlane, LA (2.9 miles ), Terrytown, LA (3.0 miles ), Arabi, LA (3.0 miles ), Gretna, LA (3.2 miles ).

Latitude: 29.87 N, Longitude: 89.89 W

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (7%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (6%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Petroleum and coal products (4%)
Transportation equipment (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (12%)
Professional, scientific, and technical services (9%)
Educational services (8%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Metal workers and plastic workers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
Fishing and hunting, and forest and logging workers (6%)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Electricians (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (9%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (9%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)

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Poydras-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 50% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.4 miles away from the Poydras place center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 tornado 35.0 miles away from the place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Poydras:

CHALMETTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 7 miles; CHALMETTE, LA)
HEALTHWEST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GRETNA, LA)
MEADOWCREST HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; GRETNA, LA)

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Amtrak station near Poydras:

13 miles: NEW ORLEANS (1001 LOYOLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Poydras:

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 13 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,496)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 13 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 15 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 16 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 16 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 16 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)

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Church in Poydras: Mount Olive Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: True Love Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Park in Poydras: Saint Bernard State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.8 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	75.2%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	9.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

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

Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	13.8%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This place:	4.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Poydras, LA

14 people in nursing homes

Poydras compared to Louisiana state average:

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (63%) Electricity (34%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)

Religon statistics for Poydras

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Southern Baptist Convention	Assemblies of God	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Lutheran Church
Adherents	87.0%	4.1%	2.0%	1.7%	1.3%
Congregations	25.8%	9.7%	12.9%	3.2%	3.2%

Name	United Methodist Church	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)	Episcopal Church	Other religions
Adherents	1.0%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%	1.3%
Congregations	3.2%	3.2%	6.5%	3.2%	29.0%

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.

3.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($29,119 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	3.36%
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 Orleans Parish, LA	1.54% ($27,966 average AGI)
from Jefferson Parish, LA	0.51% ($27,947)

78.88% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,908 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	78.88%
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 St. Tammany Parish, LA	16.83% ($44,548 average AGI)
to Jefferson Parish, LA	13.71% ($38,160)
to Tangipahoa Parish, LA	3.95% ($39,038)

Strongest AM radio stations in Poydras:

WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WSHO (800 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: SHADOWLANDS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
WGSO (990 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WGSO, L.L.C.)
WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WBOK (1230 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WVOG (600 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: F.W. ROBERT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
KGLA (1540 AM; daytime; 1 kW; GRETNA, LA; Owner: CROCODILE BROADCASTING CORP., INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Poydras:

KMEZ (102.9 FM; BELLE CHASSE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WNOE-FM (101.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRNO-FM (99.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WEZB (97.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WTKL (95.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WBSN-FM (89.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WRBH (88.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: RADIO FOR THE BLIND & HANDICAPPED, INC.)
WWNO (89.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & A & M COLLEGE)
WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WWOZ (90.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC.)
KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCIL (107.5 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
KLRZ (100.3 FM; LAROSE, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
WTUL (91.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TULANE EDUCATIONAL FUND)

TV broadcast stations around Poydras:

WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)
WBXN-CA (Channel 10; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WVUE (Channel 8; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EMMIS TELEIVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WDSU (Channel 6; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: NEW ORLEANS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WGNO (Channel 26; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
WNOL-TV (Channel 38; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WLAE-TV (Channel 32; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
K59DG (Channel 59; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCCASTING NETWORK)
KNOV-LP (Channel 57; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)

Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2007 (per 100,000 population)

Poydras, Louisiana:

Fatal accident count: 15
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 18
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
Fatalities: 16
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 28
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Louisiana average:

Fatal accident count: 109
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 162
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 31
Fatalities: 119
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 287
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 17

See more detailed statistics of Poydras fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here

FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1

MUAYYAD MUSTAFA, 7601 East Judge Perez Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 67.1 m, Overall height: 71.3 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601 Legacy Drive, Ms: A-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:

FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1

4 Mi E, Structure height: 30 m, Call Sign: KBY302
Assigned Frequencies : 49.0000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/14/2002, Expiration Date: 06/14/2012
Registrant: Keller And Heckman LLP, 1001 G Street, Nw, Suite 500 West, Washington, DC 20001, Phone: (202) 434-4282, Fax: (202) 434-4646, Email:

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

POYDRAS, 13 Mi S Of New Orleans, Overall height: 52.1 m, Call Sign: KKX71
Assigned Frequencies : 6249.10 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 6367.70 MHz, 6189.80 MHz, 6382.60 MHz
Grant Date: 08/22/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 05/29/2003
Registrant: Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc., 22j64 Bsc 675 West Peachtree St, Ne, Atlanta, GA 30375, Phone: (404) 927-2692, Fax: (404) 522-7665, Email:

FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 1

Mile 82.3 E Bank Mississippi River, Type: Building, Overall height: 6 m, Call Sign: WHX902, Licensee ID: L00367208
Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 157.025 MHz, 161.600 MHz
Grant Date: 06/06/2002, Expiration Date: 08/05/2012
Registrant: Port Ship Service Inc, Arabi, LA 70032

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB5PRQ, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 07/16/1991, Expiration Date: 07/16/2001, Cancelation Date: 07/18/2003
Registrant: Joseph G Meyer, 2600 Meadowlark Dr, Poydras, LA 70085
Call Sign: N5SDS, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00308853
Grant Date: 12/23/2000, Expiration Date: 02/19/2011, Cancelation Date: 02/21/2001
Registrant: Robert A Couch Jr, 1408 Green Ave, Poydras, LA 70085
Call Sign: W5UER, Previous Call Sign: N5SDS, Licensee ID: L00308853
Grant Date: 02/21/2001, Expiration Date: 02/21/2011, Certifier: Robert A Couch Jr
Registrant: Robert A Couch Jr, 1408 Green Ave, Poydras, LA 70085

	A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans		B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		C) Refinancings		D) Home Improvement Loans		F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D)		G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	1	$29,370	12	$97,010	16	$90,580	9	$34,236	3	$50,553	4	$40,718
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$25,630	2	$42,985	1	$52,870	1	$13,350	1	$28,300	2	$55,805
APPLICATIONS DENIED	1	$61,410	9	$56,189	10	$90,139	11	$28,302	3	$61,587	8	$45,524
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	1	$14,950	2	$75,025	1	$32,570	0	$0	1	$14,950
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	1	$27,770	1	$97,190	0	$0	1	$40,580	0	$0

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See detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0301.03

	A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans		B) Refinancings
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 1 partial tract)
	Number	Average Value	Number	Average Value
LOANS ORIGINATED	6	$107,245	1	$143,650
APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED	1	$71,560	0	$0
APPLICATIONS DENIED	0	$0	0	$0
APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN	0	$0	0	$0
FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS	0	$0	0	$0

Choose year: 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003

See detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0301.03

Conventional Home Purchase Loans

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2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 10

See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Poydras, LA

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