Moving to Lydia, Louisiana
Population: 1,079
Males: 550 (51.0%), Females: 529 (49.0%)
Demographics
Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $41,146
Median house value: $66,900
Population by Race
Races in Lydia:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.7%)
- Black (11.2%)
- Vietnamese (0.8%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (25.9%), French Canadian (22.0%), French (15.8%), German (5.2%), Irish (3.8%), English (1.7%).
Elevation: 7 feet
Land area: 1.7 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lydia
- High school or higher: 73.6%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 1.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 4.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lydia CDP
- Never married: 20.9%
- Now married: 60.1%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 8.7%
- Divorced: 7.3%
0.8% Foreign born
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lydia:
- DAUTERINE HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)
- IBERIA GENERAL HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR (about 16 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)
- FRANKLIN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; FRANKLIN, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lydia:
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 11 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 24 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 61 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lydia:
- LE MAIRE MEML (about 10 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; Abbreviation: 2R1)
- ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 22 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 0R3)
- BORDELON AIRPARK (about 27 miles; BREAUX BRIDGE, LA; Abbreviation: L28)
Amtrak station near Lydia:
- 7 miles: NEW IBERIA (WASHINGTON ST. & RAILROAD TRACKS). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lydia:
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 26 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 53 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 58 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 68 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
- MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 110 miles; LAKE CHARLES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,460)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 115 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)