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Population: 11,260
Males: 5,527 (49.1%), Females: 5,733 (50.9%)

St. Charles County

Zip code: 70047

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.8 years
Median household income: $63,425
Median house value: $141,300

Population by Race

Races in Destrehan:

  • White Non-Hispanic (81.7%)
  • Black (12.8%)
  • Hispanic (3.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: French (27.6%), German (13.7%), Italian (12.8%), Irish (10.7%), English (6.7%), United States (6.2%).

Elevation: 10 feet

Land area: 6.9 square miles

Map of Destrehan, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Destrehan

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 35.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 11.7%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Destrehan CDP

  • Never married: 19.3%
  • Now married: 66.9%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 4.7%
  • Divorced: 8.0%

4.6% Foreign born (2.0% Latin America, 1.1% Asia, 0.5% Europe, 0.5% North America, 0.5% Africa).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Destrehan:

  • LULING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LULING, LA)
  • ST CHARLES HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; LULING, LA)
  • KENNER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; KENNER, LA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Destrehan:

  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 9 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: MSY)
  • LAKEFRONT (about 25 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: NEW)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 66 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Destrehan:

  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 16 miles; RESERVE, LA; Abbreviation: 1L0)
  • NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 21 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: 7N0)
  • NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 26 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: NBG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Destrehan:

  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 18 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 18 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,399)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 19 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,659)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,193)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 21 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,496)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 22 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,442)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 25 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)

Schools

Public high school in Destrehan:

  • DESTREHAN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,375; Location: #1 WILDCAT LANE; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Destrehan:

  • HARRY M. HURST MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 524; Location: 170 ROAD RUNNER LANE; Grades: PK – 08)
  • ETHEL SCHOEFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 465; Location: 140 PLANTATION ROAD; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • NEW SARPY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 407; Location: 130 PLANTATION ROAD; Grades: 01 – 03)
  • NEW SARPY KINDERGARTEN CENTER (Students: 199; Location: 130 PLANTATION ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • EAST BANK HEAD START (Students: 77; Location: 13292 LA HIGHWAY 48; Grades: PK – PK)

Private primary/middle school in Destrehan:

  • ST CHARLES BORROMEO SCHOOL (Students: 460; Location: 13396 RIVER RD BLDG 3; Grades: KG – 8)

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