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

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,798
Male Share of the Population	43.2%
Female Share of the Population	56.8%
Senior Citizens	12.1%
Employed Population 16+	592
Age of the Population	34

Families

% of people married	50.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	8.6%
Median Earnings25+	$29,656
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$23,551
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$29,931

Wealth

Median Family Income	$45,893
% Above Poverty Level	82.9%
% Below Poverty Level	17.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	26 minutes
% Working from Home	3.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	2.2%
% Using Public Transportation	1.5%

Housing

People Living Alone	30.3%
Median Gross Rent	$550
Median House Value	$124,400

Ancestry

French Except Basque	50.8%
German	20.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	20.5%
Canadian	7.3%
English	4.8%
Irish	4.2%
Dutch	2.1%
Scottish	1.7%
Italian	1.4%
Greek	1.4%
Czech	0.5%
Polish	0.5%
Swiss	0.2%
Ukrainian	0.1%
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Iota Almanac

Category	Value
County	Acadia Parish
Standard Zip Codes	70543
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.32
Approximate Longitude	-92.49

Iota 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	CROWLEY 2 NE
Distance	9.5 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	57 to 78 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	57 to 81 F
Annual Precip	60.1 inches

Station	JENNINGS
Distance	13.7 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	GRAND COTEAU
Distance	28.5 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

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Basile	1,713	$0
Crowley	12,960	$32,630
Estherwood	895	$55,268
Eunice	10,407	$38,185
Jennings	10,047	$34,831
Mermentau	740	$52,768

Iota Public Schools

Iota Elementary School
470 West Kennedy Street
ZIP: 70543
(337) 779-2581
Primary
Total Enrollment 594

Iota High School
456 South Fifth Street
ZIP: 70543
(337) 779-2534
Other
Total Enrollment 534

Iota Middle School
426 South Fifth Street
ZIP: 70543
(337) 779-2536
Middle
Total Enrollment 300

Iota Private Schools

St Francis School
490 St Joseph Ave
ZIP: 70543
Elementary
Total Enrollment 159

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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