Kaplan, Louisiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 5,177. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,131 (-0.9% change)
Males: 2,405 (46.5%), Females: 2,772 (53.5%)
Zip code: 70548
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.4 years
Median household income: $22,535
Median house value: $45,200
Population by Race
Races in Kaplan:
- White Non-Hispanic (84.1%)
- Black (12.9%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
Ancestries: United States (23.5%), French (19.4%), French Canadian (15.7%), German (1.7%), Italian (1.4%).
Elevation: 12 feet
Land area: 2.3 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Kaplan
- High school or higher: 58.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
- Unemployed: 12.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 27.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Kaplan city
- Never married: 23.1%
- Now married: 52.4%
- Separated: 1.5%
- Widowed: 12.4%
- Divorced: 10.5%
2.1% Foreign born (1.0% Asia, 0.7% Latin America, 0.3% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: -212 (-3.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers in Kaplan:
- ABRAM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1310 W 7TH STREET)
- KAPLAN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (1310 WEST 7TH STREET)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Kaplan:
- ABBEVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA)
- VERMILION REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA)
- ACADIA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; CROWLEY, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Kaplan:
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 25 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 28 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
- CHENNAULT INTL (about 61 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Abbreviation: CWF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Kaplan:
- ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 15 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 0R3)
- LE GROS MEMORIAL (about 17 miles; CROWLEY, LA; Abbreviation: 3R2)
- KIBS AIR PARK (about 28 miles; BRISTOL, LA; Abbreviation: L89)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Kaplan:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 21 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 81 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 84 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 103 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 127 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 130 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
Schools
Public high school in Kaplan:
- KAPLAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 505; Location: 200 EAST PIRATE LANE; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Kaplan:
- KAPLAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 609; Location: 608 NORTH ELEAZAR AVENUE; Grades: PK – 04)
- RENE A. ROST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 455; Location: 112 WEST SIXTH STREET; Grades: 05 – 08)
- PECAN ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 64; Location: 28902 WEST LA HIGHWAY 82; Grades: KG – 12)
Private primary/middle school in Kaplan:
- MALTRAIT MEM SCHOOL (Students: 112; Location: ONE CRUSADER SQUARE; Grades: PK – 8)