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St. Bernard Parish

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: $33,000 (it was $26,820 in 2000)
Poydras  $33,000
Louisiana:  $40,926

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $69,900 (it was $61,100 in 2000)
Poydras  $69,900
Louisiana:  $126,800

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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: 81.7 (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:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Orleans, LA (13.7 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (377.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Violet, LA (2.2 miles ), Meraux, LA (4.5 miles ), Chalmette, LA (7.2 miles ), Belle Chasse, LA (7.6 miles ), Timberlane, LA (9.7 miles ), Arabi, LA (9.7 miles ), Terrytown, LA (9.9 miles ), Gretna, LA (11.8 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 below Louisiana state average. It is 33% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.0 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 39.3 miles away from the place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Poydras:
  • CHALMETTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles; CHALMETTE, LA)
  • HEALTHWEST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GRETNA, LA)
  • MEADOWCREST HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; GRETNA, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Poydras:
  • LAKEFRONT (about 15 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 27 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
  • STENNIS INTL (about 46 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Poydras:
  • NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 11 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NBG)
  • NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 14 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: 7N0)
  • SLIDELL (about 33 miles; SLIDELL, LA; ID: ASD)

Amtrak station near Poydras:
  • 15 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:
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 14 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 15 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 16 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 17 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 18 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 18 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)

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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 1999:
This place:  13.8%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  4.7%
Whole state:  9.4%

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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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.)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, 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.)
  • 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.)
  • WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, 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.)
  • WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • 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.)




Poydras fatal accident list for 1991:
May 10, 1991 05:03 AM, 46, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Poydras fatal accident list for 1987:
May 15, 1987 05:45 AM, La46, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Aug 8, 1987 08:29 AM, Bayourd, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1


Poydras fatal accident list for 1986:
Jan 1, 1986 01:35 AM, La39, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1


Poydras fatal accident list for 1985:
Sep 7, 1985 09:33 AM, La46, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1


Poydras fatal accident list for 1983:
Jan 16, 1983 01:58 AM, La46, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 2

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