Palmetto, Louisiana - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	133
Male Share of the Population	42.1%
Female Share of the Population	57.9%
Senior Citizens	23.3%
Employed Population 16+	36
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	18.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	11.5%
Median Earnings25+	$27,083
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$35,000

Wealth

Median Family Income	$23,750
% Above Poverty Level	78.9%
% Below Poverty Level	21.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	27 minutes
% Working from Home	2.8%
% Walking and Biking to Work	11.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.2%
Median Gross Rent	$555
Median House Value	$95,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	63.9%
Canadian	15%
Italian	9.8%
African	3%
Norwegian	1.5%
German	1.5%
Irish	1.5%
English	0.8%
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Palmetto Almanac

Category	Value
County	St Landry Parish
Standard Zip Codes	71358
Phone Area Codes	3,18,337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.71
Approximate Longitude	-91.9

Palmetto Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	GRAND COTEAU
Distance	21 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 62 F
Apr Temp	56 to 79 F
Jul Temp	72 to 93 F
Oct Temp	57 to 82 F
Annual Precip	63.2 inches

Station	EUNICE
Distance	35.2 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	57 to 79 F
Jul Temp	74 to 94 F
Oct Temp	57 to 82 F
Annual Precip	59.9 inches

Station	LAFAYETTE REG AP
Distance	36 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 62 F
Apr Temp	58 to 78 F
Jul Temp	74 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 81 F
Annual Precip	62.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Krotz Springs	934	$17,208
Leonville	990	$41,424
Melville	1,172	$29,531
Opelousas	16,399	$30,220
Port Barre	1,774	$27,452
Washington	904	$40,000

Palmetto Public Schools

Palmetto Elementary School
235 Rideau Street
ZIP: 71358
(337) 623-4482
Primary
Total Enrollment 268

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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