Moving to Fordoche, Louisiana
Population: 933. Estimated population in July 2024: 949 (+1.7% change)
Males: 465 (49.8%), Females: 468 (50.2%)
Zip code: 70732
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.3 years
Median household income: $36,364
Median house value: $76,700
Population by Race
Races in Fordoche:
- White Non-Hispanic (89.9%)
- Black (8.6%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: French (27.1%), French Canadian (17.0%), United States (12.6%), Italian (11.0%), German (5.3%), Irish (4.2%).
Elevation: 27 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Fordoche
- High school or higher: 64.8%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
- Unemployed: 7.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 45.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Fordoche town
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 66.1%
- Separated: 0.5%
- Widowed: 5.6%
- Divorced: 6.0%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +71 (+8.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Fordoche:
- POINTE COUPEE GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; NEW ROADS, LA)
- WEST FELICIANA PARISH HOSPITAL CAH (about 25 miles; SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LA)
- ST MARTIN HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Fordoche:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 34 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 38 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 43 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Fordoche:
- PETE ANTIE MUNI (about 11 miles; MELVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 7L9)
- FALSE RIVER RGNL (about 14 miles; NEW ROADS, LA; Abbreviation: HZR)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 27 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Abbreviation: L28)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fordoche:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 30 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 32 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 42 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 78 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
- ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 93 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 112 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)