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

Demographics

People

Total Population	332
Male Share of the Population	45.8%
Female Share of the Population	54.2%
Senior Citizens	12%
Employed Population 16+	102
Age of the Population	28

Families

% of people married	60.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	17.8%
Median Earnings25+	$40,625
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$40,781

Wealth

Median Family Income	$41,061
% Above Poverty Level	89.8%
% Below Poverty Level	10.2%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	32.3%
Median Gross Rent	$342
Median House Value	$0

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	47.6%
Irish	13.3%
Italian	7.2%
English	4.8%
French Except Basque	3%
Norwegian	0.6%
German	0.6%
Dutch	0.3%
West Indian	0.3%
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Castor Almanac

Category	Value
County	Bienville Parish
Standard Zip Codes	71016
Phone Area Codes	318
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	32.25
Approximate Longitude	-93.16

Castor 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	ASHLAND
Distance	6.3 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 56 F
Apr Temp	50 to 76 F
Jul Temp	70 to 93 F
Oct Temp	51 to 78 F
Annual Precip	54.7 inches

Station	MINDEN
Distance	25.3 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 56 F
Apr Temp	51 to 76 F
Jul Temp	72 to 92 F
Oct Temp	52 to 78 F
Annual Precip	55.2 inches

Station	RED RIVER RESEARCH STN
Distance	29.6 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Ashland	237	$81,250
Hall Summit	342	$64,412
Jamestown	144	$66,250
Lucky	238	$32,750
Ringgold	1,601	$20,469
Saline	620	$80,000

Castor Public Schools

Castor High School
140 Front Street
ZIP: 71016
(318) 544-7271
Other
Total Enrollment 541

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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