Because of many things, Zachary is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Zachary a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Zachary has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Zachary’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Zachary, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.53 minutes every day commuting to work.
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.
