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Moving to Jennings, Louisiana

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Population: 10,986. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,652 (-3.0% change)
Males: 5,111 (46.5%), Females: 5,875 (53.5%)

Jefferson Davis County

Zip code: 70546

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $24,410
Median house value: $58,900

Population by Race

Races in Jennings:

  • White Non-Hispanic (69.9%)
  • Black (28.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: French Canadian (15.9%), French (15.3%), United States (11.6%), German (7.0%), English (3.8%), Irish (3.2%).

Elevation: 22 feet

Land area: 10.2 square miles

Map of Jennings, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Jennings

  • High school or higher: 67.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 10.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Jennings city

  • Never married: 24.9%
  • Now married: 49.7%
  • Separated: 3.8%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 10.3%

0.7% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -630 (-5.4%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Jennings:

  • JENNINGS AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (1634 ELTON ROAD)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Jennings:

  • AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; CROWLEY, LA)
  • ALLEN PARISH HOSPITAL (about 24 miles; KINDER, LA)
  • ACADIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 25 miles; CROWLEY, LA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Jennings:

Other public-use airports nearest to Jennings:

  • JENNINGS (about 2 miles; JENNINGS, LA; Abbreviation: 3R7)
  • WELSH (about 12 miles; WELSH, LA; Abbreviation: 6R1)
  • LE GROS MEMORIAL (about 13 miles; CROWLEY, LA; Abbreviation: 3R2)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Jennings:

  • LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MORGAN SMITH CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 73; Location: 1230 North Main Street; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Jennings:

  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 43 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
  • LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 102 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 103 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 104 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 109 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 131 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)

Schools

Public high school in Jennings:

  • JENNINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 607; Location: 620 FLORENCE STREET; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Jennings:

  • WARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 551; Location: 1303 SOUTH CUTTING AVENUE; Grades: PK – 02)
  • HATHAWAY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 489; Location: 4040 PINE ISLAND HIGHWAY; Grades: PK – 12)
  • NORTHSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 455; Location: 208 SHANKLAND AVENUE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • WEST END ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 451; Location: 802 WEST JEFFERSON STREET; Grades: 03 – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Jennings:

  • OUR LADY IMMACULATE SCHOOL (Students: 427; Location: 600 ROBERTS AVENUE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • BETHEL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 170; Location: 15147 HIGHWAY 102 POB 729; Grades: PK – 9)

Libraries

Libraries in Jennings:

  • JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income: $665,486; Location: 118 WEST PLAQUEMINE STREET; 75,281 books; 1,311 audio materials; 1,751 video materials; 254 serial subscriptions)
  • JENNINGS CARNEGIE PUBLIC LIBRAY (Operating income: $254,964; Location: 303 CARY AVENUE; 55,216 books; 605 audio materials; 184 video materials; 79 serial subscriptions)

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