Zachary is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 19,916 people and five associated neighborhoods, Zachary is the 23rd largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Zachary, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Zachary, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Zachary’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Zachary does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $88,811.00.
Zachary real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Zachary house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.
Because of many things, Zachary is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Zachary really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Zachary perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
In Zachary, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.53 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Zachary doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Zachary are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.04% of adults in Zachary have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Zachary in 2022 was $39,607, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $158,428 for a family of four. However, Zachary contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Zachary is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Zachary home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Zachary residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Zachary include English, Irish, German, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Zachary is English. Other important languages spoken here include German/Yiddish and Spanish.