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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,266
Male Share of the Population	43.3%
Female Share of the Population	56.7%
Senior Citizens	24.2%
Employed Population 16+	447
Age of the Population	48

Families

% of people married	41.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	8.2%
Median Earnings25+	$22,863
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$20,250

Wealth

Median Family Income	$41,875
% Above Poverty Level	78.5%
% Below Poverty Level	21.5%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	34 minutes
% Working from Home	2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	36.2%
Median Gross Rent	$590
Median House Value	$76,100

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	24.2%
French Except Basque	22.4%
Canadian	15.9%
German	5.1%
Irish	4.7%
Italian	2.3%
English	2.1%
Scottish	0.2%
Dutch	0.2%
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Gueydan Almanac

Category	Value
County	Vermilion Parish
Standard Zip Codes	70542
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.02
Approximate Longitude	-92.5

Gueydan 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	JENNINGS
Distance	15.3 miles
Jan Temp	41 to 59 F
Apr Temp	56 to 77 F
Jul Temp	73 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 80 F
Annual Precip	60.6 inches

Station	LAKE ARTHUR 10 SW
Distance	17.6 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 58 F
Apr Temp	59 to 75 F
Jul Temp	75 to 91 F
Oct Temp	59 to 80 F
Annual Precip	57.7 inches

Station	LELAND BOWMAN LOCK
Distance	24.2 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 60 F
Apr Temp	59 to 76 F
Jul Temp	74 to 90 F
Oct Temp	59 to 80 F
Annual Precip	60.9 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Crowley	12,960	$32,630
Estherwood	895	$55,268
Kaplan	4,549	$48,818
Lake Arthur	2,751	$35,333
Mermentau	740	$52,768
Morse	938	$48,967

Gueydan Public Schools

Gueydan High School
901 Main Street
ZIP: 70542
(337) 536-6938
Other
Total Enrollment 262

Jesse Owens Elementary School
203 Thirteenth Street
ZIP: 70542
(337) 536-6541
Primary
Total Enrollment 169

Gueydan Private Schools

St Peter School
513 6th St
ZIP: 70542
Elementary
Total Enrollment 68

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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