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

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,042
Male Share of the Population	49.4%
Female Share of the Population	50.6%
Senior Citizens	11.9%
Employed Population 16+	1,670
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	65.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	24.8%
Median Earnings25+	$43,864
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$29,205
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$38,567

Wealth

Median Family Income	$80,714
% Above Poverty Level	97.5%
% Below Poverty Level	2.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	22 minutes
% Working from Home	3.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	16.8%
Median Gross Rent	$887
Median House Value	$167,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	27.4%
German	8.3%
African	8%
Irish	6.9%
English	5.4%
Italian	3.5%
French Except Basque	2.6%
Scottish	1.3%
Greek	1%
Welsh	0.8%
Dutch	0.5%
Belgian	0.4%
Swedish	0.3%
Norwegian	0.3%
Polish	0.3%
Nigerian	0.2%
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Blanchard Almanac

Category	Value
County	Caddo Parish
P.O. Box Zip Codes	71009
Phone Area Codes	318
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	32.59
Approximate Longitude	-93.88

Blanchard 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	SHREVEPORT AP
Distance	10.1 miles
Jan Temp	37 to 56 F
Apr Temp	54 to 77 F
Jul Temp	73 to 93 F
Oct Temp	55 to 78 F
Annual Precip	51.3 inches

Station	RED RIVER RESEARCH STN
Distance	18.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 56 F
Apr Temp	51 to 77 F
Jul Temp	72 to 94 F
Oct Temp	51 to 79 F
Annual Precip	51.4 inches

Station	PLAIN DEALING
Distance	24.8 miles
Jan Temp	31 to 55 F
Apr Temp	49 to 76 F
Jul Temp	70 to 93 F
Oct Temp	50 to 78 F
Annual Precip	53.2 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Belcher	306	$50,000
Benton	2,402	$54,167
Bossier City	67,935	$59,515
Greenwood	3,199	$75,455
Mooringsport	569	$33,125
Shreveport	193,785	$50,580

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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