Ama, Louisiana Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,285

Males: 654	(50.9%)
Females: 631	(49.1%)

St. Charles Parish

Median resident age:	34.8 years
Louisiana median age:	34.0 years

Zip codes: 70031 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $47,300 (it was $41,691 in 2000)

Ama	$47,300
Louisiana:	$36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,100 (it was $81,500 in 2000)

Ama	$76,100
Louisiana:	$101,700

Ama, LA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Ama:

White Non-Hispanic (64.4%)
Black (34.4%)
Hispanic (1.0%)

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Ancestries: French (13.7%), United States (9.2%), Italian (7.3%), German (6.1%), French Canadian (4.1%), Irish (1.6%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 6 feet

Land area: 3.57 square miles.

Population density: 360 people per square mile

(very low).

Ama

For population 25 years and over in Ama

High school or higher: 84.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
Unemployed: 4.5%
Mean travel time to work: 32.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ama CDP

Never married: 29.5%
Now married: 53.2%
Separated: 1.3%
Widowed: 5.5%
Divorced: 10.5%

9 residents are foreign born

This place:	0.7%
Louisiana:	2.6%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this place in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Ama:	0.2% ($199)
Louisiana:	0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenner, LA (5.9 miles , pop. 70,517).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: New Orleans, LA (17.0 miles , pop. 484,674).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (349.2 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: St. Rose, LA (1.4 miles ), Luling, LA (4.6 miles ), Destrehan, LA (4.7 miles ), Waggaman, LA (5.1 miles ), Kenner, LA (5.9 miles ), River Ridge, LA (6.1 miles ), New Sarpy, LA (6.2 miles ), Boutte, LA (6.3 miles ).

Latitude: 29.94 N, Longitude: 90.30 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 985

This place's Wikipedia profile

Most common industries for males:

Chemicals (25%)
Construction (17%)
Food and beverage stores (6%)
Broadcasting and telecommunications (6%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (4%)
Metal and metal products (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Chemicals (14%)
Educational services (13%)
Transportation equipment (12%)
Public administration (10%)
Administrative and support and waste management services (6%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (14%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (14%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (8%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (7%)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
Communications equipment operators (6%)

Most common occupations for females

Health technologists and technicians (13%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Other healthcare support occupations (6%)
Cooks and food preparation workers (6%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
Art and design workers (5%)
Life, physical, and social science technicians (5%)

Average climate in Ama, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Ama-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 55% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1983, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 12.4 miles away from the Ama place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1964, a category 4 tornado 24.1 miles away from the place center killed 22 people and injured 165 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Ama:

LULING REHABILITATION HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LULING, LA)
ST CHARLES HOSPITAL (about 5 miles; LULING, LA)
RIVER OAKS CHILD & ADOLESCENT HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; HARAHAN, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ama:

LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 5 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
LAKEFRONT (about 21 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
STENNIS INTL (about 66 miles; BAY ST LOUIS, MS; ID: HSA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ama:

NEW ORLEANS DOWNTOWN (about 17 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: 7N0)
ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 21 miles; RESERVE, LA; ID: 1L0)
NEW ORLEANS NAS JRB/ALVIN CALLENDER FIELD/ (about 21 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NBG)

Amtrak station near Ama:

16 miles: NEW ORLEANS (1001 LOYOLA AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, intercity bus service, public transit connection.

Operable nuclear power plant near Ama:

11 miles: Waterford 3 in Taft, LA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ama:

TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 13 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Full-time enrollment: 10,230)
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 13 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 14 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,659)
DELGADO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 16 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 8,193)
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER (about 16 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 2,496)
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 18 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AT NEW ORLEANS (about 19 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 3,217)

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Churches in Ama include: Mount Zion Church (A) , Saint Mark Catholic Church (B)

Park in Ama: Ama Park (1)

Post office: Ama Post Office (A)

Average household size:

This place:	2.9 people
Louisiana:	2.6 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	78.0%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	4.0%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	8.5%
Whole state:	19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This place:	2.7%
Whole state:	9.4%

Ama compared to Louisiana state average:

Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
House age below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

11.89% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($39,829 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	11.89%
Louisiana average:	8.89%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jefferson Parish, LA	4.38% ($38,994 average AGI)
from Orleans Parish, LA	2.56% ($41,896)
from St. Bernard Parish, LA	1.07% ($44,188)

9.83% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,631 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	9.83%
Louisiana average:	13.45%

0.06% of residents moved to foreign countries ($322 average AGI)

St. Charles Parish: 0.06%

Louisiana average: 0.07%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Jefferson Parish, LA	1.68% ($29,712 average AGI)
to St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	0.83% ($28,843)
to Harris County, TX	0.53% ($38,988)

Strongest AM radio stations in Ama:

WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WLNO (1060 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: COMMUNICOM CO. OF LOUISIANA, L.P.)
WFNO (830 AM; 5 kW; NORCO, LA; Owner: WFNO, L.L.C.)
WTIX (690 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WTIX, INC.)
WYLD (940 AM; 10 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WVOG (600 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: F.W. ROBERT BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
WSMB (1350 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WODT (1280 AM; 5 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WBYU (1450 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ABC, INC.)
WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
WSHO (800 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: SHADOWLANDS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WGSO (990 AM; 1 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WGSO, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Ama:

WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
WYLD-FM (98.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WLMG (101.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WEZB (97.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WTKL (95.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WPRF (94.9 FM; RESERVE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WWNO (89.9 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & A & M COLLEGE)
WNOE-FM (101.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WRNO-FM (99.5 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KCIL (107.5 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)
KLRZ (100.3 FM; LAROSE, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAROSE, INC.)
WWOZ (90.7 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FRIENDS OF WWOZ, INC.)
WKZN (105.3 FM; KENNER, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
WBSN-FM (89.1 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: PROVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION)
WRBH (88.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: RADIO FOR THE BLIND & HANDICAPPED, INC.)
KMEZ (102.9 FM; BELLE CHASSE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKND (106.7 FM; PORT SULPHUR, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

TV broadcast stations around Ama:

WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
WHNO (Channel 20; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: LESEA BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
KNOV-LP (Channel 57; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: BEACH TV PROPERTIES, INC.)
K66FW (Channel 14; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: VENTANA TELEVISION, INC.)
WLAE-TV (Channel 32; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING FOUNDATION, INC.)
WGNO (Channel 26; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
WNOL-TV (Channel 38; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRIBUNE TELEVISION NEW ORLEANS, INC.)
WYES-TV (Channel 12; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GREATER NEW ORLEANS ED TV FOUNDATION)
WBXN-CA (Channel 10; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: THE BOX WORLDWIDE LLC)
WVUE (Channel 8; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: EMMIS TELEIVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
WPXL (Channel 49; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: FLINN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WDSU (Channel 6; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: NEW ORLEANS HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
K59DG (Channel 59; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCCASTING NETWORK)
WUPL (Channel 54; SLIDELL, LA; Owner: UPN TELEVISION STATIONS INC.)

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