Buras, Louisiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 3,358
Males: 1,699 (50.6%), Females: 1,659 (49.4%)
Zip code: 70041
Demographics
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $33,059
Median house value: $61,500
Population by Race
Races in Buras-Triumph:
- White Non-Hispanic (70.9%)
- Black (10.9%)
- Vietnamese (9.8%)
- Other Asian (2.3%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: United States (15.4%), French (12.6%), German (8.0%), Italian (5.6%), French Canadian (4.8%), Irish (4.1%).
Land area: 5.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Buras-Triumph
- High school or higher: 54.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Buras-Triumph CDP
- Never married: 22.6%
- Now married: 59.3%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 9.3%
9.5% Foreign born (9.0% Asia).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Buras-Triumph:
- EAST JEFFERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; METAIRIE, LA)
- CHALMETTE MEDICAL CENTER (about 52 miles; CHALMETTE, LA)
- HEALTHWEST REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 52 miles; GRETNA, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buras-Triumph:
- LAKEFRONT (about 59 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: NEW)
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 67 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: MSY)
- STENNIS INTL (about 70 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; Abbreviation: HSA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buras-Triumph:
- NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 49 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: NBG)
- SOUTH LAFOURCHE (about 52 miles; GALLIANO, LA; Abbreviation: L49)
- NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 57 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: 7N0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buras-Triumph:
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 57 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,496)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 58 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)
- XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 59 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,659)
- DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 59 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,193)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 59 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 59 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,399)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 61 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,442)