Lydia

Population (year 2000): 1,079
Males: 550 (51.0%), Females: 529 (49.0%)

Elevation: 7 feet

County: Iberia

Land area: 1.7 square miles

Zip code: 70569

Median resident age: 36.1 years
Median household income: $41,146 (year 2000)
Median house value: $66,900 (year 2000)

Races in Lydia:

Ancestries: United States (25.9%), French Canadian (22.0%), French (15.8%), German (5.2%), Irish (3.8%), English (1.7%).

For population 25 years and over in Lydia

• High school or higher: 73.6%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 1.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 4.5%
• Mean travel time to work: 28.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lydia CDP

• Never married: 20.9%
• Now married: 60.1%
• Separated: 3.0%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 7.3%

0.8% Foreign born

Industries providing employment: Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (21.9%), Construction (15.1%), Manufacturing (13.3%).