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

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Population (year 2000): 2,497. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,639 (+5.7% change)
 
Males: 1,267   (50.7%)
Females: 1,230   (49.3%)

St. Mary Parish

Median resident age:   32.8 years
Louisiana median age:   34.0 years

Zip codes: 70514 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $26,400 (it was $23,272 in 2000)
Baldwin   $26,400
Louisiana:   $36,729

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $59,600 (it was $63,800 in 2000)
Baldwin   $59,600
Louisiana:   $101,700

Baldwin, LA residents, houses, and apartments details

 

Races in Baldwin:

  • Black (64.5%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (31.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.5%)
  • American Indian (1.4%)
  • Other race (0.8%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)
  • Vietnamese (0.6%)


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Ancestries: French (8.6%), United States (4.3%), French Canadian (3.4%), German (1.8%), Subsaharan African (1.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 14 feet

Land area: 1.07 square miles.

Population density: 2418 people per square mile 
 
 (low).




Baldwin

For population 25 years and over in Baldwin

  • High school or higher: 64.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
  • Unemployed: 16.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Baldwin town

  • Never married: 30.0%
  • Now married: 47.7%
  • Separated: 3.4%
  • Widowed: 7.5%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

23 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.9%
Louisiana:   2.6%



According to our research there were 8 registered sex offenders living in Baldwin, Louisiana in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Baldwin to the number of sex offenders is 324 to 1.

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

Baldwin:   0.3% ($199)
Louisiana:   0.2% ($199)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, LA (42.1 miles , pop. 110,257).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (51.4 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (263.5 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities: Charenton, LA (2.8 miles ), Franklin, LA (4.1 miles ), Jeanerette, LA (10.2 miles ), Lydia, LA (16.9 miles ), Patterson, LA (19.4 miles ), Loreauville, LA (20.1 miles ), Bayou Vista, LA (21.7 miles ), New Iberia, LA (21.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 29.84 N, Longitude: 91.55 W


173 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 337

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Baldwin, Louisiana business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...


Population change in the 1990s: -52 (-2.0%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (18%)
  • Mining (9%)
  • Chemicals (8%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (7%)
  • Transportation equipment (6%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
  • Educational services (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (23%)
  • Arts, entertainment, and recreation (14%)
  • Health care (12%)
  • Accommodation and food services (7%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (6%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (5%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (13%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 8 (7 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.70
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Baldwin, Louisiana

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Baldwin-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 44% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/17/1970, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 19.5 miles away from the Baldwin town center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 12/25/1969, a category 3 tornado 24.5 miles away from the town center injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Baldwin:
  • FRANKLIN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; FRANKLIN, LA)
  • IBERIA GENERAL HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CTR (about 9 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)
  • DAUTERINE HOSPITAL (about 21 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Baldwin:
  • ACADIANA REGIONAL (about 27 miles; NEW IBERIA, LA; ID: ARA)
  • LAFAYETTE REGIONAL (about 40 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; ID: LFT)
  • BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 55 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Baldwin:
  • LE MAIRE MEML (about 8 miles; JEANERETTE, LA; ID: 2R1)
  • HARRY P WILLIAMS MEMORIAL (about 18 miles; PATTERSON, LA; ID: PTN)
  • ABBEVILLE CHRIS CRUSTA MEMORIAL (about 39 miles; ABBEVILLE, LA; ID: 0R3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Baldwin:
  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE (about 43 miles; LAFAYETTE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 13,673)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR (about 47 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
  • NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 51 miles; THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
  • SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 53 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 8,399)
  • SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
  • TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 99 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
  • LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 99 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
Public high school in Baldwin:
  • WEST ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 534; Location: 18333 HIGHWAY 182 WEST; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public elementary/middle schools in Baldwin:
  • EDWARD BOUDREAUX MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 353; Location: 18333 HIGHWAY 182 WEST; Grades: 06 - 08)
  • G.W. HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 172; Location: 105 HATCHERSON STREET; Grades: PK - 05)
  • BALDWIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 125; Location: 504 MAIN STREET; Grades: PK - 05)

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Post office: Baldwin Post Office (A) .

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Baldwin and their reported violations in the past:

BALDWIN WATER SUPPLY TOWN OF (Population served: 2500, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and DEC-04-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (DEC-04-2000)

Average household size:
This town:   3.0 people
Louisiana:   2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   78.2%
Whole state:   69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   5.7%
Whole state:   5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   31.8%
Whole state:   19.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   13.9%
Whole state:   9.4%

Baldwin compared to Louisiana state average:

  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Baldwin (2007 data):
  • The First National Bank of Jeanerette: Baldwin Branch at 215 Ralph Darden Memorial Pkwy, branch established on 2004-04-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $116.8 mil, Deposits: $106.0 mil, headquarters in Jeanerette, LA, positive income, 5 total offices, Holding Company: Jeanerette First National Bancorp, Inc.



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School Enrollment by Level of School



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Baldwin government finances in 2002:
  • Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $415,000
  • Charges - All Other: $101,000
    Sewerage: $100,000
  • Construction - General: $638,000
    Regular Highways: $111,000
    Housing & Community Development: $40,000
    Police Protection: $6,000
    Parks & Recreation: $6,000
  • Current Operations - Financial Administration: $439,000
    Police Protection: $333,000
    Gas Utilities: $237,000
    Solid Waste Management: $147,000
    Regular Highways: $140,000
    Water Utilities: $135,000
    Sewerage: $76,000
    Fire Protection: $48,000
    Parks & Recreation: $27,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $74,000
    Housing & Community Development: $40,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $41,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $140,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $680,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $2,073,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,713,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $40,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $80,000
    General Revenue, NEC: $68,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Sewerage: $349,000
    Gas Utilities: $349,000
    Water Utilities: $349,000
    Regular Highways: $2,000
    Financial Administration: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,122,000
  • Revenue - Gas Utilities: $274,000
    Water Utilities: $126,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $102,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $189,000
    All Other: $6,000
  • Tax - Total General Sales: $594,000
    Property: $73,000
    NEC: $48,000
    Public Utilities: $48,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $589,000

6.27% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,476 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   6.27%
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 Orleans Parish, LA  1.00% ($26,766 average AGI)
from Iberia Parish, LA  0.54% ($23,414)
from Jefferson Parish, LA  0.43% ($32,684)


5.82% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,585 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   5.82%
Louisiana average:   13.45%

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

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Lafayette Parish, LA  0.87% ($30,438 average AGI)
to Iberia Parish, LA  0.77% ($28,702)
to Terrebonne Parish, LA  0.47% ($40,690)


Strongest AM radio stations in Baldwin:
  • 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.)
  • KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KDYS (1520 AM; 10 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • KVOL (1330 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYNK (1380 AM; daytime; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KANE (1240 AM; 1 kW; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: COASTAL BROADCASTING OF LAFOURCHE, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Baldwin:
  • KFMV (105.5 FM; FRANKLIN, LA; Owner: FM RADIO, L.C.)
  • WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KTDY (99.9 FM; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KXKC (99.1 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: BONIN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • KOOJ (93.7 FM; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • KRKA (107.9 FM; ERATH, LA; Owner: REGENT BROADCASTING OF LAFAYETTE, INC.)
  • KQKI-FM (95.3 FM; BAYOU VISTA, LA; Owner: TECHE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • KBZE (105.9 FM; BERWICK, LA; Owner: HUBCAST BROADCASTING, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Baldwin:
  • WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • KATC (Channel 3; LAFAYETTE, LA; Owner: KATC COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
  • WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
  • K54FT (Channel 54; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: GULF MANAGEMENT II, L.L.C.)
  • K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • K49DE (Channel 49; NEW IBERIA, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)

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