Moving to Patterson, Louisiana
Population: 5,130. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,152 (+0.4% change)
Males: 2,481 (48.4%), Females: 2,649 (51.6%)
Zip code: 70392
Demographics
Median resident age: 33.4 years
Median household income: $23,725
Median house value: $73,300
Population by Race
Races in Patterson:
- White Non-Hispanic (52.8%)
- Black (43.3%)
- Hispanic (1.9%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
- Other race (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.9%)
Ancestries: French (20.8%), United States (10.4%), German (6.5%), Irish (5.9%), Italian (4.5%), French Canadian (2.6%).
Elevation: 12 feet
Land area: 2.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Patterson
- High school or higher: 63.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 8.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 6.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Patterson city
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 52.7%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 8.9%
1.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -9 (-0.2%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Patterson:
- TECHE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 4 miles; MORGAN CITY, LA)
- FRANKLIN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; FRANKLIN, LA)
- IBERIA GENERAL HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR (about 23 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Patterson:
- ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 47 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; Abbreviation: ARA)
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 58 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Abbreviation: BTR)
- LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Abbreviation: LFT)
Other public-use airports nearest to Patterson:
- HARRY P WILLIAMS MEMORIAL (about 2 miles; PATTERSON, LA; Abbreviation: PTN)
- LE MAIRE MEML (about 28 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; Abbreviation: 2R1)
- THIBODAUX MUNICIPAL (about 34 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Abbreviation: L83)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Patterson:
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; Full-time enrollment: 6,244)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 50 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)
- UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 62 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; HAMMOND, LA; Full-time enrollment: 12,549)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 84 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 84 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,399)
Schools
Public high school in Patterson:
- PATTERSON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 505; Location: 2525 MAIN STREET; Grades: 08 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Patterson:
- PATTERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 665; Location: 1101 FIRST STREET; Grades: 04 – 08)
- HATTIE A. WATTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 485; Location: 1307 THIRD STREET; Grades: PK – 03)