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Population (year 2000): 8,555
Males: 4,129  (48.3%)
Females: 4,426  (51.7%)

St. Bernard Parish

Median resident age:  31.3 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70092.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $32,000 (it was $32,993 in 2000)
Violet  $32,000
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $92,500 (it was $76,000 in 2000)
Violet  $92,500
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Violet:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.1%)
  • Black (38.8%)
  • Hispanic (4.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

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Ancestries: French (16.4%), German (11.8%), Italian (10.7%), Irish (6.9%), United States (6.3%), English (2.2%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 8 feet

Land area: 4.06 square miles.

Population density: 2108 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Violet

  • High school or higher: 68.1%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 9.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 32.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Violet CDP

  • Never married: 30.7%
  • Now married: 49.7%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 6.2%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

161 residents are foreign born

This place:  1.9%
Louisiana:  2.6%



According to our research there were 12 registered sex offenders living in Violet, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Violet to the number of sex offenders is 713 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this place is near the state average.

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

Violet:  0.3% ($256)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: New Orleans, LA (12.2 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (377.1 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Poydras, LA (2.2 miles ), Meraux, LA (2.4 miles ), Chalmette, LA (5.4 miles ), Belle Chasse, LA (7.8 miles ), Arabi, LA (8.0 miles ), Terrytown, LA (9.1 miles ), Timberlane, LA (9.2 miles ), Gretna, LA (10.9 miles ).

Latitude: 29.90 N, Longitude: 89.90 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: -2,882 (-33.7%)
Workers who live and work in this place: 270 (7.9%)


People in group quarters in Violet
  • 34 people in nursing homes
  • 6 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 6 people in other group homes
  • 3 people in crews of maritime vessels

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Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (15%)
  • Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (6%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Public administration (4%)
  • Repair and maintenance (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (22%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Finance and insurance (7%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
  • Carpenters (4%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (4%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


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Violet-area historical tornado activity is below Louisiana state average. It is 37% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 38.0 miles away from the Violet place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 tornado 38.6 miles away from the place center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Violet:
  • CHALMETTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 6 miles; CHALMETTE, LA)
  • HEALTHWEST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GRETNA, LA)
  • MEADOWCREST HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GRETNA, LA)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Violet:
  • LAKEFRONT (about 13 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 26 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
  • STENNIS INTL (about 45 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Violet:
  • NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 12 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NBG)
  • NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 13 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: 7N0)
  • SLIDELL (about 31 miles; SLIDELL, LA; ID: ASD)

Amtrak station near Violet:
  • 14 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 Violet:
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 13 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 14 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
  • 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)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 15 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
  • 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)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH IS LOCATED AT 4825 ON EAST ST. BERNARD HWY. THE PASTOR IS BRENT NORRIS. PHONE IS (504)271-5777 OR (504)912-6618.

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Churches in Violet include: First Baptist Church of Violet (A), Riverbend Baptist Church (B), Greater Round Hill Baptist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

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Average household size:
This place:  3.1 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  82.6%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  5.9%
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: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  21.7%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.5%
Whole state:  9.4%

Violet compared to Louisiana state average:

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  • Median house value below state average.
  • Black race population percentage above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age 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 Violet:
  • 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)
  • WGSO (990 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WGSO, 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)
  • WSHO (800 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: SHADOWLANDS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
  • 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 Violet:
  • 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)
  • 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.)
  • 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)
  • KMEZ (102.9 FM; BELLE CHASSE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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)
  • KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • 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 Violet:
  • 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.)
  • WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
  • K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
  • K59DG (Channel 59; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
  • KNOV-LP (Channel 57; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
  • WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)

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