Moving to Cameron, Louisiana

Population: 1,965
Males: 996 (50.7%), Females: 969 (49.3%)

Cameron County

Zip code: 70631

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.0 years
Median household income: $30,370
Median house value: $52,600

Population by Race

Races in Cameron:

  • White Non-Hispanic (80.3%)
  • Black (11.9%)
  • Hispanic (5.5%)
  • Other race (3.4%)
  • Two or more races (1.4%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: United States (23.3%), French (15.3%), French Canadian (13.9%), Italian (3.0%), Irish (2.5%), German (2.3%).

Elevation: 8 feet

Land area: 27.9 square miles

Map of Cameron, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Cameron

  • High school or higher: 58.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 14.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Cameron CDP

  • Never married: 19.5%
  • Now married: 57.3%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 8.4%
  • Divorced: 13.8%

5.5% Foreign born (5.0% Latin America).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Cameron:

  • SOUTH CAMERON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (5360 WEST CREOLE HIGHWAY)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Cameron:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Cameron:

  • LAKE CHARLES REGIONAL (about 24 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Abbreviation: LCH)
  • CHENNAULT INTL (about 31 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Abbreviation: CWF)
  • SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL (about 51 miles; BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR, TX; Abbreviation: BPT)

Other public-use airports nearest to Cameron:

  • SOUTHLAND FIELD (about 23 miles; SULPHUR, LA; Abbreviation: L75)
  • ORANGE COUNTY (about 39 miles; ORANGE, TX; Abbreviation: ORG)
  • LYON (about 40 miles; THORNWELL, LA; Abbreviation: 3L0)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Cameron:

  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
  • LAMAR UNIVERSITY-BEAUMONT (about 58 miles; BEAUMONT, TX; Full-time enrollment: 8,888)
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 92 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • LEE COLLEGE (about 113 miles; BAYTOWN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,099)
  • UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE (about 125 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,735)
  • SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 128 miles; PASADENA, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,102)
  • SAN JACINTO COLLEGE-NORTH CAMPUS (about 129 miles; HOUSTON, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,819)

Public primary/middle schools in Cameron:

  • CAMERON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 235; Location: 510 MARSHALL STREET; Grades: PK – 07)
  • JOHNSON BAYOU HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 177; Location: 6304 GULF BEACH HIGHWAY; Grades: KG – 12)

Libraries

Library in Cameron:

  • CAMERON PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income: $993,425; Location: 498 MARSHALL STREET; 56,439 books; 1,429 audio materials; 2,687 video materials; 206 serial subscriptions)