Zachary is a medium-sized city located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 19,968 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 $90,507.00. 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.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Zachary is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Zachary is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Zachary who work in sales jobs (11.93%), management occupations (9.87%), and teaching (8.25%). 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. Zachary is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Zachary are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 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.
