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Moving to Carencro, Louisiana

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Population: 6,120. Estimated population in July 2024: 6,097 (-0.4% change)
Males: 2,865 (46.8%), Females: 3,255 (53.2%)

Lafayette County

Zip code: 70520

Demographics

Median resident age: 33.2 years
Median household income: $22,716
Median house value: $73,200

Population by Race

Races in Carencro:

  • White Non-Hispanic (55.7%)
  • Black (42.2%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (11.7%), French (10.7%), French Canadian (9.8%), German (3.3%), Irish (2.4%), English (1.8%).

Elevation: 40 feet

Land area: 6.1 square miles

Map of Carencro, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Carencro

  • High school or higher: 63.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 10.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
  • Unemployed: 8.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Carencro city

  • Never married: 27.9%
  • Now married: 50.2%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 5.8%
  • Divorced: 13.1%

1.1% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +382 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Carencro:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Carencro:

  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 9 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
  • ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 23 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 65 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Carencro:

  • KIBS AIR PARK (about 8 miles; BRISTOL, LA; Abbreviation: L89)
  • BORDELON AIRPARK (about 13 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Abbreviation: L28)
  • ST LANDRY PARISH-AHART FIELD (about 17 miles; OPELOUSAS, LA; Abbreviation: OPL)

Amtrak station near Carencro:

  • 7 miles: LAFAYETTE (133 E. GRANT ST.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Carencro:

  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 9 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 60 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 61 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
  • MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 92 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 109 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 122 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)

Public primary/middle schools in Carencro:

  • CARENCRO MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 851; Location: 4301 NORTH UNIVERSITY AVENUE; Grades: 04 – 08)
  • CARENCRO HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 485; Location: 601 TEE MA ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Carencro:

  • CARENCRO CATHOLIC SCHOOL (Students: 487; Location: 200 WEST ST PETER ST; Grades: PK – 8)

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