Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 5 min6:07 am – 8:13 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 10 h 13 min7:00 am – 5:13 pm
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People8,759 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.83,181 householdsMedian household income $76,213Median home value $224,900Median rent $1,537 a month84% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,046 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate62% of adults are in the labour force, 4,144 employedMain industries: education and health care 18%, retail 16%, professional and business services 14%Average commute 29 minutes77% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 93%, French or Haitian Creole 3%, Chinese 2%, Vietnamese 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 92°F, lows 73°FColdest month January: highs 62°F, lows 41°F65 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month JuneSnow is rare81 days above 90°F, 18 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lafayette station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksLouisiana Technical College Gulf Area Campuscollege · 7.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsVillage Parkpark · 2.3 miPicard Parkpark · 4.7 miPalmetto Island State Parkstate park · 15.0 mi · 1,290 acresSpanish Lake - Dried Lake Bedstate recreation area · 16.1 mi · 2,424 acresCypremort Point State Park-wlf Field Offstate park · 29.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateVermilion Parish, LA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsDrought Relatively HighHurricane Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality66% of days had good air in 2025238 of 362 days measured124 moderate daysMedian index 45, worst day 79main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lafayette County, LA, 10 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVermilion Waterworks District 1serves 24,132 people from ground water7 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation17 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWomen's and Children's Hospital7.4 miPost officeMaurice Post Office1.7 miTown hallMaurice City Hall1.6 miPoliceMaurice Police Department1.6 miFire stationMaurice Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighNorth Vermilion High School1.6 miElementaryCecil Picard Elementary School at Maurice1.9 miCollegeLouisiana Technical College Gulf Area Campus7.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLafayette Regional Airport LFT12 miMajor airportLouis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport MSY113 miInterstateI-1011 miUS highwayUS 1671.5 miAmtrakLafayette, LA LFT12 miCoachLafayette Transit SystemGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 70555 ZIP area.
