One downside of living in Zachary, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 30.23 minutes every day commuting to work.
Being a small city, Zachary does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The population of Zachary is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.48% of adults in Zachary have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Zachary in 2022 was $43,542, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $174,168 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 White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Zachary include Irish, German, English, French, and European.
The most common language spoken in Zachary is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.
