Moving to Norco, Louisiana

Population: 3,579
Males: 1,727 (48.3%), Females: 1,852 (51.7%)

St. Charles County

Zip code: 70079

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.9 years
Median household income: $37,270
Median house value: $87,500

Population by Race

Races in Norco:

  • White Non-Hispanic (77.2%)
  • Black (19.2%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Two or more races (1.1%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: French (28.6%), German (12.3%), Italian (9.7%), Irish (7.5%), United States (4.7%), French Canadian (2.9%).

Elevation: 15 feet

Land area: 3.0 square miles

Map of Norco, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Norco

  • High school or higher: 79.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 6.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 22.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Norco CDP

  • Never married: 28.5%
  • Now married: 53.2%
  • Separated: 1.4%
  • Widowed: 8.3%
  • Divorced: 8.7%

0.9% Foreign born

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Norco:

  • LAPLACE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LA PLACE, LA)
  • RIVER PARISHES HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LAPLACE, LA)
  • LULING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; LULING, LA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Norco:

  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 12 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: MSY)
  • LAKEFRONT (about 28 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: NEW)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 62 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Norco:

  • ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 13 miles; RESERVE, LA; Abbreviation: 1L0)
  • NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 25 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: 7N0)
  • NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 30 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Abbreviation: NBG)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Norco:

  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 21 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 21 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,399)
  • XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 22 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,659)
  • DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,193)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 24 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,496)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 24 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,442)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 28 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,217)

Public primary/middle schools in Norco:

  • NORCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL K-3 (Students: 315; Location: 102A FIFTH STREET; Grades: PK – 03)
  • NORCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 4-6 (Students: 244; Location: 102 FIFTH STREET; Grades: 04 – 06)

Private primary/middle school in Norco:

  • SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 246; Location: 453 SPRUCE STREET; Grades: PK – 8)