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

Demographics

People

Total Population	3,234
Male Share of the Population	50.7%
Female Share of the Population	49.3%
Senior Citizens	16.4%
Employed Population 16+	1,139
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	36.5%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	9.8%
Median Earnings25+	$29,769
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$24,741
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$26,494

Wealth

Median Family Income	$51,429
% Above Poverty Level	81.3%
% Below Poverty Level	18.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	30 minutes
% Working from Home	0.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	6.8%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	34.2%
Median Gross Rent	$675
Median House Value	$109,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	32.2%
French Except Basque	14%
Irish	10.3%
Canadian	9%
Italian	8%
German	2.4%
English	1.6%
Polish	0.8%
Swiss	0.3%
Scottish	0.2%
African	0.2%
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Welsh Almanac

Category	Value
County	Jefferson Davis Parish
Standard Zip Codes	70591
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.23
Approximate Longitude	-92.81

Welsh 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	9.6 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	16.4 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	ROCKEFELLER WL REFUGE
Distance	34.8 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 60 F
Apr Temp	59 to 77 F
Jul Temp	75 to 91 F
Oct Temp	60 to 81 F
Annual Precip	62 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Elton	1,370	$40,000
Fenton	310	$31,000
Iowa	3,229	$48,083
Jennings	10,047	$34,831
Lake Arthur	2,751	$35,333
Mermentau	740	$52,768

Welsh Public Schools

Welsh Elementary School
222 East Bourgeois Street
ZIP: 70591
(337) 734-2351
Primary
Total Enrollment 488

Welsh High School
306 East Bourgeois Street
ZIP: 70591
(337) 734-2361
High
Total Enrollment 345

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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