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New Iberia

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Population (year 2000): 32,623
Males: 15,256 (46.8%), Females: 17,367 (53.2%)

Elevation: 17 feet

County: Iberia

Land area: 10.6 square miles

Zip codes: 70563, 70562, 70560.

Median resident age: 33.6 years
Median household income: $26,079 (year 2000)
Median house value: $70,800 (year 2000)

Races in New Iberia:

White Non-Hispanic (56.3%)
Black (38.4%)
Other Asian (1.7%)
Hispanic (1.5%)
Two or more races (1.2%)
Vietnamese (0.7%)
American Indian (0.6%)
Other race (0.5%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: French (16.4%), United States (12.4%), French Canadian (7.6%), German (3.8%), English (2.8%), Irish (2.8%).

For population 25 years and over in New Iberia

High school or higher: 64.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
Unemployed: 11.7%
Mean travel time to work: 22.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in New Iberia city

Never married: 29.6%
Now married: 47.1%
Separated: 3.1%
Widowed: 8.9%
Divorced: 11.3%

2.3% Foreign born (1.6% Asia, 0.6% Latin America).

Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (20.0%), Retail trade (13.8%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (11.6%).

Why Choose Iberia

It may come as a surprise

but living in one of the most beautiful places in the US doesn't come at a high cost. The cost of living in Iberia Louisiana's cities and towns are at or

below the national average.