Grand Point, Louisiana

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Population in 2010: 2,473.
Males: 1,069  (43.2%)
Females: 1,404  (56.8%)
Median resident age:

42.5 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years

Zip codes: 70763.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $60,296
Grand Point:

$60,296
LA:

$55,416

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $32,790

Grand Point CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $195,380
Grand Point:

$195,380
LA:

$209,200

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $292,006; detached houses: $309,561; mobile homes: $27,743
March 2022 cost of living index in Grand Point: 76.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 14.0%
(6.1% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 24.2% for Black residents)

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  • Races in Grand Point, LA (2022)
    • 1,40956.2%White alone
    • 1,05642.2%Black alone
    • 50.2%Asian alone

Races in Grand Point detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth

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Ancestries: American (20.4%), French (12.0%), German (4.7%), French Canadian (3.1%), Irish (1.7%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 5 feet

5 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.2%
Louisiana:

4.2%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,396 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,038 (0.4%)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Kenner, LA (30.3 miles , pop. 70,517).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baton Rouge, LA (35.9 miles , pop. 227,818).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Houston, TX (278.3 miles , pop. 1,953,631).

Nearest cities:

Lutcher, LA (1.8 miles ),
Paulina, LA (1.8 miles ),
Gramercy, LA (2.0 miles ),
North Vacherie, LA (2.3 miles ),
Convent, LA (2.3 miles ),
Wallace, LA (2.3 miles ),
Romeville, LA (2.4 miles),
Welcome, LA (2.6 miles )

Latitude: 30.06 N, Longitude: 90.75 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 225

Distribution of median household income in Grand Point, LA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Grand Point, LA in 2022
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

4.4%
Louisiana:

3.8%
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI NO2 Ozone PM2.5
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2023 was 98.0. This is worse than average.

City:

98.0
U.S.:

72.6
Nitrogen Dioxide Level

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2023 was 3.80. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

3.80
U.S.:

5.11
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2023 was 25.9. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 6.0 miles away from the city center.

City:

25.9
U.S.:

33.3
Particulate Matter Level

Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2023 was 11.8. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 21.5 miles away from the city center.

City:

11.8
U.S.:

8.1

Tornado activity:

Grand Point-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Louisiana state average. It is 38% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 12/6/1983, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 14.0 miles away from the Grand Point place center injured 25 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

On 8/25/1992, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 9.0 miles away from the place center killed 2 people and injured 32 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Grand Point-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Louisiana state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/10/2006 at 14:56:08, a magnitude 5.9 (5.9 MB, 5.5 MS, 5.8 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 364.2 miles away from Grand Point center
On 10/24/1997 at 08:35:17, a magnitude 4.9 (4.8 MB, 4.2 MS, 4.9 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 219.9 miles away from the city center
On 5/6/2018 at 16:47:09, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 196.8 miles away from Grand Point center
On 5/17/2012 at 08:12:00, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 250.2 miles away from Grand Point center
On 6/30/1994 at 01:08:24, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 152.7 miles away from Grand Point center
On 1/18/1999 at 07:00:53, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MB, 4.0 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 309.5 miles away from Grand Point center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in St. James Parish (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 2

Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 2, Flood: 1, Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).

Hospitals and medical centers near Grand Point:

  • ST JAMES PARISH HOSPITAL Critical Access Hospitals (about 4 miles away; LUTCHER, LA)
  • OCHSNER HOME HEALTH OF LUTCHER (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; LUTCHER, LA)
  • ST JAMES BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL, INC (Hospital, about 4 miles away; LUTCHER, LA)
  • CHATEAU ST. JAMES REHAB AND RETIREMENT (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; LUTCHER, LA)
  • INSPIRATION HOUSE (Hospital, about 9 miles away; GARYVILLE, LA)
  • SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA WAR VETERANS HOME (Nursing Home, about 12 miles away; RESERVE, LA)
  • CAPITAL HLTH SVCS OF SO LA (Home Health Center, about 13 miles away; RESERVE, LA)

Operable nuclear power plant near Grand Point:

  • 20 miles: Waterford 3 in Taft, LA.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Grand Point:

  • Nicholls State University (about 19 miles; Thibodaux, LA; Full-time enrollment: 5,997)
  • Baton Rouge Community College (about 36 miles; Baton Rouge, LA; FT enrollment: 5,744)
  • Southeastern Louisiana University (about 36 miles; Hammond, LA; FT enrollment: 12,713)
  • Tulane University of Louisiana (about 39 miles; New Orleans, LA; FT enrollment: 11,089)
  • Loyola University New Orleans (about 39 miles; New Orleans, LA; FT enrollment: 3,912)
  • Delgado Community College (about 40 miles; New Orleans, LA; FT enrollment: 12,843)
  • Xavier University of Louisiana (about 40 miles; New Orleans, LA; FT enrollment: 2,492)

Points of interest:

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Notable location: Paulina - Grand Point - Belmont Fire Department Grand Point Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in Grand Point include: Mount Olive Baptist Church (A), Greater Evergreen Baptist Church (B), Saint Matthew Baptist Church (C), Saint James Community Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map

St. James Parish has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Average household size:
This place:

3.0 people
Louisiana:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

82.4%
Whole state:

67.1%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.5%
Whole state:

6.8%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Grand Point:

Marital status in Grand Point, LA
  • Never married: 34.2%
  • Now married: 55.9%
  • Separated: 0.4%
  • Widowed: 2.3%
  • Divorced: 7.1%

For population 25 years and over in Grand Point:

  • High school or higher: 92.0%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.4
Louisiana average:

11.9

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2022
Means of transportation to work in 2022 - Grand Point
Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Grand Point, LA (based on St. James Parish data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Catholic13,9476
Black Protestant2,8573
Evangelical Protestant3405
Mainline Protestant1204
Other11
None4,837-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 7
St. James Parish:

3.28 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

2.56 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 2
This county:

0.94 / 10,000 pop.
State:

1.29 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11
This county:

5.15 / 10,000 pop.
Louisiana:

4.49 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 8
St. James Parish:

3.74 / 10,000 pop.
State:

5.92 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
This county:

12.4%
State:

10.9%
Adult obesity rate:
St. James Parish:

33.4%
State:

29.2%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:

18.9%
State:

13.7%

Strongest AM radio stations in Grand Point:

  • WWL (870 AM; 50 kW; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: ENTERCOM NEW ORLEANS LICENSE, LLC)
  • KTIB (640 AM; 5 kW; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: LA TERR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • 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.)
  • WCKW (1010 AM; 0 kW; GARYVILLE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • WSKR (1210 AM; 10 kW; DENHAM SPRINGS, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WOMN (1110 AM; daytime; 30 kW; FRANKLINTON, LA; Owner: PITTMAN BROADCASTING SERVICES, LLC.)
  • 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.)
  • WSJC (810 AM; 50 kW; MAGEE, MS; Owner: FAMILY TALK RADIO)
  • WJBO (1150 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • KBRH (1260 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD)
  • WIBR (1300 AM; 5 kW; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Strongest FM radio stations in Grand Point:

  • KSTE-FM (104.1 FM; HOUMA, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WCKW-FM (92.3 FM; LAPLACE, LA; Owner: 222 CORPORATION)
  • WFMF (102.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WBBE (103.3 FM; HAMMOND, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WYPY (100.7 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WDGL (98.1 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • KNXX (104.9 FM; DONALDSONVILLE, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF BATON ROUGE, LLC)
  • WYNK-FM (101.5 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WPRF (94.9 FM; RESERVE, LA; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRKF (89.3 FM; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: PUBLIC RADIO 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.)
  • WQUE-FM (93.3 FM; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WTIX-FM (94.3 FM; GALLIANO, LA; Owner: FLEUR DE LIS BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • 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)
  • KTLN (90.5 FM; THIBODAUX, LA; Owner: BD OF SV OF LSU & AGRIC. & MECH COLL)
  • KBZZ-FM (96.7 FM; MORGAN CITY, LA; Owner: GUARANTY BROADCASTING COMPANY OF HOUMA, LLC)

TV broadcast stations around Grand Point:

  • WBRZ-TV (Channel 2; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA TELEVISION BROADCASTING, LLC)
  • WAFB (Channel 9; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: WAFB, L.L.C)
  • WGMB (Channel 44; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: COMCORP OF BATON ROUGE LICENSE CORP.)
  • WVLA (Channel 33; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: KNIGHT BROADCASTING OF BATON ROUGE LIC. CORP.)
  • WTNO-LP (Channel 36; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: TIGER EYE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLPB-TV (Channel 27; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: LOUISIANA EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION AUTHORITY)
  • K58GB (Channel 58; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WWL-TV (Channel 4; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: WWL-TV, INC.)
  • WLPN-LP (Channel 61; NEW ORLEANS, LA; Owner: GLENN R. & KARIN A. PLUMMER)
  • WLFT-CA (Channel 52; BATON ROUGE, LA; Owner: BETHANY WORLD PRAYER CENTER, INC.)
Grand Point fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2021
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2021

Grand Point fatal accident list:

Jul 4, 2017 08:07 PM, Sr-642, Lat: 30.044964, Lon: -90.748750, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Dec 13, 2005 06:22 PM, Sr-3125, Lat: 30.039780, Lon: -90.747340, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 7ft / 1.7mTotal length
  • 2,900Total average daily traffic
  • 551Total average daily truck traffic
  • 1,800Total future (year 2036) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

2
  • La Hwy 642 (Lat: 30.045472 Lon: -90.713417), Call Sign: KKW430, Licensee ID: L00126912,
    Assigned Frequencies: 48.7400 MHz, Grant Date: 08/28/1997, Expiration Date: 09/29/2002, Cancellation Date: 01/12/2003, Registrant: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation, Houston, TX 77251-1396, Phone: (713) 439-2517

  • La Hwy 642 (Lat: 30.045472 Lon: -90.713417), Type: Bant, Structure height: 17 m, Call Sign: WQIB552,
    Assigned Frequencies: 48.7400 MHz, Grant Date: 12/20/2007, Expiration Date: 12/20/2017, Cancellation Date: 10/30/2017, Certifier: Michael A Vicknair, Registrant: Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co., LLC, Houston, TX 77251-1396, Phone: (713) 215-2745, Fax: (713) 215-2266, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Grand Point, LA
  • 80.4%Electricity
  • 19.6%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Grand Point, LA
  • 100.0%Electricity


Grand Point compared to Louisiana state average:

  • Unemployed percentage significantly below 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.
  • Number of rooms per house above state average.
  • House age below state average.

Grand Point on our top lists:

  • #53 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Taiwan (population 500+)"
  • #68 (70763) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of French first ancestries"
  • #29 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
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