Moving to Church Point, Louisiana
Population: 4,756. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,682 (-1.6% change)
Males: 2,198 (46.2%), Females: 2,558 (53.8%)
Zip code: 70525
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.8 years
Median household income: $20,365
Median house value: $50,100
Population by Race
Races in Church Point:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.4%)
- Black (31.5%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
Ancestries: French (21.6%), United States (11.8%), French Canadian (11.0%), English (2.5%), German (2.4%), Irish (2.2%).
Elevation: 48 feet
Land area: 2.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Church Point
- High school or higher: 48.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 12.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Church Point town
- Never married: 30.0%
- Now married: 47.4%
- Separated: 2.3%
- Widowed: 11.4%
- Divorced: 8.9%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -400 (-7.8%).
Hospitals
Hospital/medical center in Church Point:
- ACADIA ST LANDRY PARISH HOSPITAL (810 S BROADWAY)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Church Point:
- DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF OPELOUSAS (about 13 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA)
- OPELOUSAS GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA)
- ACADIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; CROWLEY, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Church Point:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 22 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 35 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 65 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Abbreviation: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Church Point:
- KIBS AIR PARK (about 7 miles; BRISTOL, LA; Abbreviation: L89)
- ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 14 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA; Abbreviation: OPL)
- EUNICE (about 15 miles; EUNICE, LA; Abbreviation: 4R7)
Amtrak station near Church Point:
- 19 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Church Point:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 20 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 72 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 72 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 106 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 110 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 121 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
Schools
Public high school in Church Point:
- CHURCH POINT HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 511; Location: 305 EAST LOUGARRE STREET; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Church Point:
- CHURCH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 618; Location: 415 EAST LOUGARRE STREET; Grades: PK – 06)
- RICHARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 303; Location: 1616 CHARLENE HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 08)
- CHURCH POINT MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 340 MARTIN LUTHER KING DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
Private primary/middle school in Church Point:
- OUR MOTHER OF PEACE SCHOOL (Students: 263; Location: 218 NORTH ROGERS ST; Grades: PK – 8)