Moving to Baldwin, Louisiana
Population: 2,497. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,603 (+4.2% change)
Males: 1,267 (50.7%), Females: 1,230 (49.3%)
Zip code: 70514
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.8 years
Median household income: $23,272
Median house value: $63,800
Population by Race
Races in Baldwin:
- Black (64.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (31.6%)
- Hispanic (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.4%)
- Other race (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
- Vietnamese (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (8.6%), United States (4.3%), French Canadian (3.4%), German (1.8%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).
Elevation: 14 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Baldwin
- High school or higher: 64.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 16.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Baldwin town
- Never married: 30.0%
- Now married: 47.7%
- Separated: 3.4%
- Widowed: 7.5%
- Divorced: 11.5%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-2.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Baldwin:
- FRANKLIN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; FRANKLIN, LA)
- IBERIA GENERAL HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR (about 9 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)
- DAUTERINE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baldwin:
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 55 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baldwin:
- LE MAIRE MEML (about 8 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; Abbreviation: 2R1)
- HARRY P WILLIAMS MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; PATTERSON, LA; Abbreviation: PTN)
- ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 39 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 0R3)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baldwin:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 43 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 47 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 99 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 99 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,399)
Schools
Public high school in Baldwin:
- WEST ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 534; Location: 18333 HIGHWAY 182 WEST; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Baldwin:
- EDWARD BOUDREAUX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: 18333 HIGHWAY 182 WEST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- G.W. HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 105 HATCHERSON STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
- BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 125; Location: 504 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK – 05)