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Wallace, LA map Population (year 2000): 570
Males: 280  (49.1%)
Females: 290  (50.9%)

St. John the Baptist Parish

Median resident age:  32.9 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Zip codes: 70090.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,700 (it was $19,118 in 2000)
Wallace  $21,700
Louisiana:  $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $77,800 (it was $83,300 in 2000)
Wallace  $77,800
Louisiana:  $101,700

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Races in Wallace:

  • Black (93.9%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (6.1%)

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Current Local Time: CST time zone

Land area: 6.51 square miles.

Population density: 88 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Wallace

  • High school or higher: 62.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
  • Unemployed: 22.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Wallace CDP

  • Never married: 30.6%
  • Now married: 56.9%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 5.7%
  • Divorced: 3.1%

13 residents are foreign born (2.3% Asia).

This place:  2.3%
Louisiana:  2.6%

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

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

Wallace:  0.2% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenner, LA (28.7 miles , pop. 70,517).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (42.0 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (324.6 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Gramercy, LA (1.8 miles ), Lutcher, LA (2.4 miles ), Garyville, LA (3.5 miles ), North Vacherie, LA (4.6 miles ), South Vacherie, LA (7.4 miles ), Edgard, LA (7.8 miles ), Reserve, LA (7.9 miles ), Chackbay, LA (12.0 miles ).

Latitude: 30.04 N, Longitude: 90.67 W


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Most common industries for males:
  • Chemicals (26%)
  • Rail transportation (16%)
  • Warehousing and storage (16%)
  • Construction (15%)
  • Food (10%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers (8%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Accommodation and food services (47%)
  • Chemicals (26%)
  • Health care (26%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (34%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (16%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (16%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (15%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (8%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (74%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (26%)


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Wallace-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 64% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 10.3 miles away from the Wallace place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/25/1992, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 6.4 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Wallace:
  • ST JAMES PARISH HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LUTCHER, LA)
  • ST JAMES PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (about 3 miles; LUTCHER, LA)
  • LAPLACE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; LA PLACE, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Wallace:
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 30 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
  • LAKEFRONT (about 45 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 46 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Wallace:
  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 8 miles; RESERVE, LA; ID: 1L0)
  • LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 21 miles; GONZALES, LA; ID: L38)
  • THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 24 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; ID: L83)

Operable nuclear power plant near Wallace:
  • 16 miles: Waterford 3 in Taft, LA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Wallace:
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 20 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 39 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 39 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 40 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 42 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)

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Notable locations in Wallace: Evergreen Plantation (A), Whitney Landing (B), Normal Landing (C), Norma Landing (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

Average household size:
This place:  3.3 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  83.3%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  2.3%
Whole state:  5.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  45.5%
Whole state:  19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  17.0%
Whole state:  9.4%

Wallace compared to Louisiana state average:
  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students 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:

12.69% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,471 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  12.69%
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  4.22% ($31,309 average AGI)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  3.77% ($29,679)
from St. Charles Parish, LA  0.85% ($28,843)


9.36% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,792 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.36%
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 Jefferson Parish, LA  1.10% ($32,401 average AGI)
to St. Charles Parish, LA  0.87% ($33,508)
to Harris County, TX  0.81% ($31,390)


Strongest AM radio stations in Wallace:
  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WCKW (1010 AM; 1 kW; GARYVILLE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
  • KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
  • WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Wallace:
  • KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • WPRF (94.9 FM; RESERVE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WBBE (103.3 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • 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.)
  • WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KNXX (104.9 FM; DONALDSONVILLE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTLN (90.5 FM; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: BD OF SV OF LSU & AGRIC. & MECH COLL)

TV broadcast stations around Wallace:
  • WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
  • WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
  • WTNO-LP (Channel 36; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
  • WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
  • KFOL-CA (Channel 30; HOUMA, LA; Owner: FOLSE COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)

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