Gueydan, Louisiana

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,459
Male Share of the Population	42.6%
Female Share of the Population	57.4%
Senior Citizens	20.2%
Employed Population 16+	628
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	40%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	5.7%
Median Earnings25+	$32,717
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$55,313
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,029

Wealth

Median Family Income	$51,429
% Above Poverty Level	81.7%
% Below Poverty Level	18.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	33 minutes
% Working from Home	2.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.6%
Median Gross Rent	$692
Median House Value	$78,800

Ancestry

French Except Basque	24.5%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.1%
Canadian	14.3%
Irish	4.7%
German	3%
Italian	2.1%
English	1.5%
Swiss	0.3%
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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	13,155	$34,472
Estherwood	956	$52,031
Kaplan	4,607	$60,781
Lake Arthur	2,742	$38,125
Mermentau	694	$43,676
Morse	938	$45,789

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, 2015, 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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