Moving to French Lick, Indiana
Population: 1,941. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,923 (-0.9% change)
Males: 929 (47.9%), Females: 1,012 (52.1%)
Orange County
Zip code: 47432
Demographics
Median resident age: 40.5 years
Median household income: $27,197
Median house value: $52,800
Population by Race
Races in French Lick:
- White Non-Hispanic (93.8%)
- Black (3.7%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
Ancestries: German (18.1%), United States (17.4%), Irish (13.2%), English (6.4%), Scotch-Irish (4.6%), Scottish (2.1%).
Elevation: 511 feet
Land area: 1.6 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in French Lick
- High school or higher: 71.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in French Lick town
- Never married: 17.4%
- Now married: 54.5%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 11.3%
- Divorced: 15.7%
1.3% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -183 (-8.6%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near French Lick:
- BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL OF ORANGE COUNTY (about 10 miles; PAOLI, IN)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL & HLTH CARE CENTER (about 25 miles; JASPER, IN)
- BEDFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 25 miles; BEDFORD, IN)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to French Lick:
- MONROE COUNTY (about 41 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Abbreviation: BMG)
- LOUISVILLE INTL-STANDIFORD FIELD (about 67 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Abbreviation: SDF)
- OWENSBORO-DAVIESS COUNTY (about 68 miles; OWENSBORO, KY; Abbreviation: OWB)
Other public-use airports nearest to French Lick:
- FRENCH LICK MUNI (about 4 miles; FRENCH LICK, IN; Abbreviation: FRH)
- PATOKA RESERVOIR LANDING AREA (about 9 miles; FRENCH LICK, IN; Abbreviation: 06I)
- PAOLI MUNI (about 12 miles; PAOLI, IN; Abbreviation: I42)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to French Lick:
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON (about 44 miles; BLOOMINGTON, IN; Full-time enrollment: 33,835)
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTHEAST (about 58 miles; NEW ALBANY, IN; Full-time enrollment: 4,355)
- VINCENNES UNIVERSITY (about 63 miles; VINCENNES, IN; Full-time enrollment: 6,201)
- JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 5,290)
- TRINITY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY-TRINITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; NEWBURGH, IN; Full-time enrollment: 2,986)
- SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,342)
- BELLARMINE UNIVERSITY (about 69 miles; LOUISVILLE, KY; Full-time enrollment: 2,030)
Schools
Public high school in French Lick:
- SPRINGS VALLEY COMM HIGH SCH (Students: 411; Location: 326 S LARRY BIRD BLVD; Grades: 07 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in French Lick:
- SPRINGS VALLEY ELEM SCH (Students: 539; Location: 356 S LARRY BIRD BLVD; Grades: KG – 06)
Libraries
Library in French Lick:
- MELTON PL (Operating income: $102,114; Location: 8496 W COLLEGE ST; 22,342 books; 374 audio materials; 1,269 video materials; 58 serial subscriptions)