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Population (year 2000): 7,870. Estimated population in July 2006: 8,104 (+3.0% change)
 

Males: 3,792  (48.2%)
Females: 4,078  (51.8%)

Lafayette Parish

Median resident age:  31.1 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70583.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $41,900 (it was $37,320 in 2000)
Scott  $41,900
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $106,700 (it was $87,600 in 2000)
Scott  $106,700
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Scott:

  • White Non-Hispanic (85.0%)
  • Black (11.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

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Ancestries: French (19.2%), French Canadian (16.3%), United States (16.3%), German (7.1%), Irish (4.0%), English (3.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 35 feet

Land area: 8.89 square miles.

Population density: 890 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Scott

  • High school or higher: 74.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Scott city

  • Never married: 24.7%
  • Now married: 57.4%
  • Separated: 1.5%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

149 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.9%
Louisiana:  2.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

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

Scott:  0.2% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (4.6 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (67.1 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (228.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Lafayette, LA (4.6 miles ), Carencro, LA (6.2 miles ), Duson, LA (6.4 miles ), Cankton, LA (7.8 miles ), Maurice, LA (9.3 miles ), Broussard, LA (11.0 miles ), Youngsville, LA (11.8 miles ), Sunset, LA (11.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 39 buildings, average cost: $55,900
  • 1997: 58 buildings, average cost: $77,900
  • 1998: 54 buildings, average cost: $76,400
  • 1999: 36 buildings, average cost: $108,700
  • 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $84,500
  • 2001: 13 buildings, average cost: $104,900
  • 2002: 38 buildings, average cost: $103,900
  • 2003: 40 buildings, average cost: $103,900
  • 2004: 21 buildings, average cost: $135,300
  • 2005: 24 buildings, average cost: $135,300
  • 2006: 85 buildings, average cost: $142,600
  • 2007: 65 buildings, average cost: $142,600

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Latitude: 30.24 N, Longitude: 92.09 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -792 (-10.1%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 482 (13.8%)


Area code commonly used in this area: 337

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Scott, Louisiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: +2,531 (+47.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Mining (15%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (6%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (3%)
  • Accommodation and food services (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (19%)
  • Health care (14%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Mining (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (6%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Top executives (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cashiers (5%)
  • Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (4%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (4%)


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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 19 (18 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:  2.28
US city average:  3.00

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Scott-area historical tornado activity is near Louisiana state average. It is 95% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 10/29/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 4.3 miles away from the Scott city center injured one person and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 11/7/1957, a category 3 tornado 9.3 miles away from the city center killed 4 people and injured 10 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Scott:
  • MEDICAL CENTER OF SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA (about 3 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)
  • OUR LADY OF LOURDES REG MED CENTER (about 3 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)
  • VERMILION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Scott:
  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 8 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
  • ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 21 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; ID: ARA)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 70 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Scott:
  • KIBS AIR PARK (about 10 miles; BRISTOL, LA; ID: L89)
  • BORDELON AIRPARK (about 17 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; ID: L28)
  • ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 19 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA; ID: 0R3)

Amtrak station near Scott:
  • 6 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Scott:
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 5 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 64 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 66 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 86 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; FT enrollment: 6,460)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 94 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 114 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 125 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; FT enrollment: 7,710)
Public elementary/middle schools in Scott:

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Hotels: Howard Johnson Express Lafayette (103 Harold Gauthe Drive), Hampton Inn Lafayette-I-10 (2144 West Willow Street), SLEEP INN (2140 W Willow St), Ambassador Inn (220 Ambassador Caffery P), Sleep Inn Scott (2140 West Willow Street).

 

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

G AND R MOBILE HOME PARK WATER SYSTEM (Address: 307 PECAN GROVE RD, Population served: 160, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and DEC-23-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-23-2001)
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and DEC-11-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-11-2000)
BROOKHOLLOW SUBDIVISION WATER SYSTEM (Address: 211 HULCO DR, Population served: 114, Purch_groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In NOV-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-04-1997), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-04-1997), St Public Notif received (DEC-16-1997)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Scott that have no violations reported:
  • LE TRIOMPHE SUBDIVISION WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 868, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
  • CHARTRES PLACE SUBDIVISION (Population served: 240, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
  • BELLE PLACE TRAILER PARK WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 175, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
  • HABERSHAM SUBDIVISION WATER SYSTEM (Population served: 68, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.7 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  73.4%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  6.4%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  14.2%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.2%
Whole state:  9.4%

Scott compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in Scott (2007 data):
  • JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association: Scott Branch at 5720 Cameron Street, branch established on 1965-03-20. Info updated 2006-12-27: Bank assets: $1,179,390.0 mil, Deposits: $650,614.0 mil, headquarters in Columbus, OH, positive income, International Specialization, 3113 total offices, Holding Company: Jpmorgan Chase & Co.
  • St. Landry Bank and Trust Company: Scott Branch at 5636 Cameron, branch established on 1988-06-30. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $215.5 mil, Deposits: $185.0 mil, headquarters in Opelousas, LA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Saint Landry 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
Police Protection - Officers 15$37,789$30,2310$0
Police - Other 1$1,749$20,9880$0
Firefighters 0$0 5$854
Streets and Highways 5$8,001$19,2020$0
Sewerage 3$6,784$27,1360$0
Water Supply 2$3,257$19,5420$0
Gas Supply 2$5,125$30,7500$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$305
Financial Administration 1$2,484$29,8080$0
Other Government Administration 5$15,093$36,2230$0
Totals for Government 34$80,282$28,3356$1,159


Scott government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $228,000
  • Current Operations - Police Protection: $741,000
    Water Utilities: $611,000
    Sewerage: $405,000
    Regular Highways: $399,000
    Gas Utilities: $325,000
    Central Staff Services: $130,000
    General Public Buildings: $115,000
    Fire Protection: $114,000
    Financial Administration: $107,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
    All Other: $2,000
  • Gas Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $83,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $1,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $288,000
    Gas Utilities: $224,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,539,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $1,145,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $246,000
    Other, NEC: $192,000
    Gas Utilities: $191,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $203,000
    Water Utilities: $42,000
    Gas Utilities: $32,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $249,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $149,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - General - Other: $731,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $5,648,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $509,000
    Gas Utilities: $344,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $587,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $2,141,000
    Public Utilities: $209,000
    NEC: $170,000
    Property: $94,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $6,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $983,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $16,000

8.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($36,713 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  8.89%
Louisiana average:  8.89%

0.13% of residents moved from foreign countries ($203 average AGI)
Lafayette Parish:  0.13%
Louisiana average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Orleans Parish, LA  1.05% ($31,177 average AGI)
from St. Martin Parish, LA  0.60% ($28,410)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.59% ($49,792)


6.96% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($39,531 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.96%
Louisiana average:  13.45%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($419 average AGI)
Lafayette Parish:  0.07%
Louisiana average:  0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to St. Martin Parish, LA  0.68% ($31,663 average AGI)
to St. Landry Parish, LA  0.58% ($36,342)
to Vermilion Parish, LA  0.48% ($33,677)


Strongest AM radio stations in Scott:
  • KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPEL (1420 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KJCB (770 AM; 1 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: R & M BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KROF (960 AM; 1 kW; ABBEVILLE, LA; Owner: ABBEVILLE BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KSIG (1450 AM; 1 kW; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: ACADIA BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • KSLO (1230 AM; 1 kW; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: KSLO BROADCASTING CO., 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.)
  • KANE (1240 AM; 1 kW; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAFOURCHE, L.L.C.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)

Strongest FM radio stations in Scott:
  • K220EV (91.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • KRVS (88.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE)
  • KRRQ (95.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSJY (90.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION, INC.)
  • KSMB (94.5 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KAJN-FM (102.9 FM; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • K209BS (89.7 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
  • KFTE (96.5 FM; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KQIS (102.1 FM; BASILE, LA; Owner: THIRD PARTNER BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KFXZ (106.3 FM; MAURICE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KMDL (97.3 FM; KAPLAN, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KRXE (105.9 FM; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • KPEL-FM (105.1 FM; ABBEVILLE, LA; Owner: ABBEVILLE BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • KBEB-FM (106.7 FM; RAYNE, LA; Owner: BROADCAST PARTNERS, INC.)
  • KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KJJB (105.5 FM; EUNICE, LA; Owner: TRI-PARISH BROADCASTING INCORPORATED)

TV broadcast stations around Scott:
  • KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • K58GA (Channel 46; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: WNTZ-48, INC.)
  • KLFT-LP (Channel 21; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: K. SANDOVAL BURKE)
  • KLPB-TV (Channel 24; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • KADN (Channel 15; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KADN-15, INC.)
  • KLFY-TV (Channel 10; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KLFY, L.P.)
  • K69HD (Channel 69; CHURCH POINT, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
  • KAJN-LP (Channel 40; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KAGN-LP (Channel 65; CROWLEY, LA; Owner: RICE CAPITAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
  • WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • KDCG-LP (Channel 22; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: ACADIANA CABLE ADVERTISING, INC.)
  • K49DE (Channel 49; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K50FI (Channel 50; OPELOUSAS, LA; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)

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