Gardere, LA Facts, Population, Income, Demographics, Economy

Population (total): Population in 2010: 10,580.

Population (male): 5,666

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Gardere: 91.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 28.8%

Poverty (breakdown): (18.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.6% for Black residents, 23.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.3% for American Indian residents, 13.0% for other race residents, 36.4% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders:

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (9.7%), Irish (2.3%), French (1.5%), German (1.4%), Polish (1.1%), Italian (1.0%).

Elevation: 24 feet

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $39,537 (it was $26,223 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $23,335 (it was $11,448 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $172,381 (it was $81,500 in 2000) Gardere:$172,381LA:$162,500

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Recognitions and Certifications

Accredited Drug Testing has been recognized as one of the "Top 10 drug testing companies" for excellent customer service and we have received TPA Accreditation from the National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association. We are active in all drug testing industry associations and our staff are trained and certified as drug and alcohol testing specialists.

Important Links

National Drug and Alcohol Screening Association (https://ndasa.com/)

National Drug Free Workplace Alliance (https://www.ndwa.org/)

Substance Abuse Program Administrators Association (https://www.sapaa.com/)

Substance Abuse Mental Health Safety Administration (https://www.samhsa.gov/)

US Drug Enforcement Administration (https://www.dea.gov/)

Office of Drug alcohol Policy Control (https://www.transportation.gov/odapc)

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Drug & Alcohol Testing Centers, Gardere, LA

Accredited Drug Testing Inc, is the nation's leading provider of drug, alcohol, occupational health, and DNA testing and has testing centers in Gardere, LA and throughout the local area. Testing centers are within minutes of your home or office and same day service is available in most cases.

1125 W HIGHWAY 30 3.5 miles

1125 W HIGHWAY 30
GONZALES, LA 70737
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7516 Bluebonnet Blvd Ste 244 3.6 miles

7516 Bluebonnet Blvd Ste 244
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
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7731 Perkins Rd Ste 155, 3.9 miles

7731 Perkins Rd Ste 155,
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
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7373 PERKINS RD 3.9 miles

7373 PERKINS RD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70808
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5745 ESSEN LN STE 100 3.9 miles

5745 ESSEN LN STE 100
BATON ROUGE, LA 70810
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7887 PICARDY AVE 4.1 miles

7887 PICARDY AVE
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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5475 ESSEN LN 4.2 miles

5475 ESSEN LN
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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5130 MANCUSO LN 4.2 miles

5130 MANCUSO LN
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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7932 SUMMA AVE, #B-2 4.4 miles

7932 SUMMA AVE, #B-2
BATON ROUGE, LA 70808
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9865 PECUE LN 5.0 miles

9865 PECUE LN
BATON ROUGE, LA 70810
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10099 N REIGER RD 5.1 miles

10099 N REIGER RD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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8549 UNITED PLAZA BLVD BLDG 12 STE 210 5.1 miles

8549 UNITED PLAZA BLVD BLDG 12 STE 210
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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10059 N REIGER RD 5.1 miles

10059 N REIGER RD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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4521 JAMESTOWN AVE STE 2 5.2 miles

4521 JAMESTOWN AVE STE 2
BATON ROUGE, LA 70808
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INFIRMARY DR 5.4 miles

INFIRMARY DR
BATON ROUGE, LA 70801
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3235 PERKINS RD 5.4 miles

3235 PERKINS RD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70808
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4305 BLUEBONNET BLVD 5.7 miles

4305 BLUEBONNET BLVD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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11441 INDUSTRIPLEX BLVD STE 140 5.9 miles

11441 INDUSTRIPLEX BLVD STE 140
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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3333 DRUSILLA LN 6.1 miles

3333 DRUSILLA LN
BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
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9542 Brookline Ave Ste C 6.7 miles

9542 Brookline Ave Ste C
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
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727 HIGHLANDIA DR 6.7 miles

727 HIGHLANDIA DR
BATON ROUGE, LA 70810
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13406 AIRLINE HWY 6.7 miles

13406 AIRLINE HWY
BATON ROUGE, LA 70817
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7640 LA HIGHWAY 1 S 7.1 miles

7640 LA HIGHWAY 1 S
ADDIS, LA 70710
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8742 GOODWOOD BLVD 7.2 miles

8742 GOODWOOD BLVD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
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604 CHEVELLE CT STE B 7.3 miles

604 CHEVELLE CT STE B
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
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3600 FLORIDA BLVD 7.3 miles

3600 FLORIDA BLVD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70806
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3837 PLAZA TOWER DR STE C 7.3 miles

3837 PLAZA TOWER DR STE C
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816
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11924 JUSTICE AVE STE B 7.7 miles

11924 JUSTICE AVE STE B
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816
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1038 MAIN ST 7.7 miles

1038 MAIN ST
BATON ROUGE, LA 70802
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11854 BRICKSOME AVE 7.7 miles

11854 BRICKSOME AVE
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816
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13702 COURSEY BLVD BLDG 10 STE B 8.0 miles

13702 COURSEY BLVD BLDG 10 STE B
BATON ROUGE, LA 70817
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15475 AIRLINE HWY 8.3 miles

15475 AIRLINE HWY
BATON ROUGE, LA 70817
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59315 RIVER WEST DR STE C 8.6 miles

59315 RIVER WEST DR STE C
PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764
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14635 S HARRELLS FERRY RD UNIT BC 9.1 miles

14635 S HARRELLS FERRY RD UNIT BC
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816
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5525 HIGHWAY 3115 9.5 miles

5525 HIGHWAY 3115
GEISMAR, LA 70734
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17000 MEDICAL CENTER DR 10.7 miles

17000 MEDICAL CENTER DR
BATON ROUGE, LA 70816
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9985 GREENWELL SPRINGS RD 10.7 miles

9985 GREENWELL SPRINGS RD
BATON ROUGE, LA 70814
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1585 S RANGE AVE 13.8 miles

1585 S RANGE AVE
DENHAM SPRINGS, LA 70726
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3515 LA HIGHWAY 1 S 14.7 miles

3515 LA HIGHWAY 1 S
PORT ALLEN, LA 70767
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2612 S Ruby St 15.2 miles

2612 S Ruby St
Gonzales, LA 70737
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12902 PLANK RD 15.2 miles

12902 PLANK RD
BAKER, LA 70714
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214 S BURNSIDE AVE STE A 15.3 miles

214 S BURNSIDE AVE STE A
GONZALES, LA 70737
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1124 S BURNSIDE AVE 15.5 miles

1124 S BURNSIDE AVE
GONZALES, LA 70737
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2647 S SAINT ELIZABETH BLVD STE 125 15.5 miles

2647 S SAINT ELIZABETH BLVD STE 125
GONZALES, LA 70737
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1205 W EDENBORNE PKWY 15.5 miles

1205 W EDENBORNE PKWY
GONZALES, LA 70737
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214 CLINIC DR 19.5 miles

214 CLINIC DR
DONALDSONVILLE, LA 70346
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301 MEMORIAL DR 19.6 miles

301 MEMORIAL DR
DONALDSONVILLE, LA 70346
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41237 HWY 22 19.8 miles

41237 HWY 22
BURNSIDE, LA 70738
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28050 WALKER RD S 20.1 miles

28050 WALKER RD S
WALKER, LA 70785
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6300 MAIN ST 21.0 miles

6300 MAIN ST
ZACHARY, LA 70791
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19900 OLD SCENIC HWY STE H I 21.2 miles

19900 OLD SCENIC HWY STE H I
ZACHARY, LA 70791
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17199 SPRING RANCH RD STE 100 21.7 miles

17199 SPRING RANCH RD STE 100
LIVINGSTON, LA 70754
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17199 SPRING RANCH RD 21.7 miles

17199 SPRING RANCH RD
LIVINGSTON, LA 70754
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13466 Vera McGowen Rd 24.1 miles

13466 Vera McGowen Rd
Walker, LA 70785
Categories: Walker LA

Drug and alcohol testing services are provided for employers and individuals and are administered for various reasons including Employment related such as pre-employment, random, post accident and reasonable suspicion, also US DOT-Part 40, Court Ordered, School and personal reasons.

Scheduling a drug, alcohol or any testing service at any of our Gardere, LA testing facilities is simple and easy. Call (800)221-4291 or you may schedule a test online 24/7 by clicking below and receive your donor pass/registration form with the testing center address and instructions via email.

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Customer Service Is Our #1 Priority- Our Drug Testing centers recognize that needing a drug, alcohol or occupational health test can be stressful at times. Accredited Drug Testing takes the stress out of a stressful situation and is available to answer any questions you may have and provide our services in a friendly, courteous and confidential manner. Call our scheduling department today at (800)221-4291.



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Types of Drug Testing Methods Available

Our testing centers provide many types of drug testing methods, below is a brief description of each method choose the one that is right for your need.


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Urine Test - Urine - Accredited Drug Testing provides drug testing utilizing the Urine screening method. Urine drug testing can be screened for 5, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 15 panel screenings. Urine drug tests can also include an expanded opiates analysis. Same day service is available and testing centers are located in all cities and in most cases within minutes from your home or office. The detection period for a urine drug test is up to 3-5 days and results are reported in most cases in 2- 3 days.

The procedure for a urine drug test is simple. A donor provides a urine specimen in a cup to a drug testing collection specialist who will then seal the specimen cup, complete various documentation including a chain of custody form, have the donor initial the specimen cup seal, provide identification and upon completion of the collection and paperwork the specimen will be sent in a secure manner by Currier to the laboratory for testing.


Hair Drug Testing - Accredited Drug Testing can provide a drug test utilizing the Hair follicle drug test method and a Hair drug test can be tested for 5, 10, and 12 panel screenings. The detection period for a hair drug test is up to 90 days and results are reported in most cases in 3 -5 days.

The hair drug test is becoming more frequently used by employers, courts and other government agencies due to the fact that the window of detection for illegal drug use for a hair is up to 90 days. Many courts have begun accepting hair testing in place of urine or blood testing and hair testing has been determined to be legally and scientifically admissible evidence in a court of law.

A hair drug test is a simple process whereby a drug testing collection specialist cuts approximately 120 strands of hair from the head or a specific amount from the body and submits the hair to a certified laboratory for analysis. A hair follicle drug test can be screened for a 5 panel, 10 panel or 12 panel test and can also include expanded opiates. If a donor does not have 1 ½ inches of hair on their head, body hair can be utilized, however, if the donor is bald and has none or very little body hair, a hair drug test is not an available option, a urine or oral/saliva test should be utilized.

In addition to our standard drug test panels, opioid screening can be added to any drug test to determine the use and/or abuse of any prescription drugs.

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US DOT Testing and Part 40 Compliance - Accredited Drug Testing provides DOT drug testing for pre-employment, post-accident, reasonable suspicion and return to duty for companies or employees regulated and covered by 49 CFR Part 40 including FMCSA, USCG, FTA, FRA, FAA, PHMSA. The drug test required by the Department of Transportation is a 5-panel urine test, which must be analyzed by SAMHSA certified laboratory and verified by a Medical Review Officer (MRO).

Additional DOT services include:

  • -DOT Consortium Membership (random testing)
  • -DOT Supervisor Training
  • -MVR Reports
  • -DOT Drug Policy Development
  • -DOT Physicals
  • -DOT Breath Alcohol Testing

Our Gardere, LA testing centers have certified DOT drug testing collection specialists who are trained in the proper collection of a DOT drug test.

The Opioid Overdose Crisis

Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die after overdosing on opioids. The misuse of and addiction to opioids—including prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl—is a serious national crisis that affects public health as well as social and economic welfare. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that the total "economic burden" of prescription opioid misuse alone in the United States is $78.5 billion a year, including the costs of healthcare, lost productivity, addiction treatment, and criminal justice involvement.

  • Roughly 21 to 29 percent of patients prescribed opioids for chronic pain misuse them.
  • Between 8 and 12 percent develop an opioid use disorder.
  • An estimated 4 to 6 percent who misuse prescription opioids transition to heroin.
  • About 80 percent of people who use heroin first misused prescription opioids.
  • Opioid overdoses increased 30 percent from July 2016 through September 2017 in 52 areas in 45 states.
  • The Midwestern region saw opioid overdoses increase 70 percent from July 2016 through September 2017.
  • Opioid overdoses in large cities increase by 54 percent in 16 states.

In the late 1990s, pharmaceutical companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to prescription opioid pain relievers, and healthcare providers began to prescribe them at greater rates. This subsequently led to widespread diversion and misuse of these medications before it became clear that these medications could indeed be highly addictive.3,4 Opioid overdose rates began to increase. In 2017, more than 47,000 Americans died as a result of an opioid overdose, including prescription opioids, heroin, and illicitly manufactured fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid.1That same year, an estimated 1.7 million people in the United States suffered from substance use disorders related to prescription opioid pain relievers, and 652,000 suffered from a heroin use disorder (not mutually exclusive)

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Court Ordered Testing - Accredited Drug Testing and our Gardere, LA drug testing centers also provide drug and alcohol testing for probation and other court ordered testing requirements. Testing services include ETG alcohol testing and drug testing utilizing urine and hair methods. Test results can be sent directly to Probation Officers, Judges, Attorneys or other parties as required. Strict confidentiality is assured.


Alcohol Testing - Accredited Drug Testing and our Gardere, LA testing centers provide alcohol testing including ETG testing in both urine and hair and Breath Alcohol Testing (BAT). Alcohol testing can be added to any drug test screening.

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Testing Facilities Nationwide - In addition to our drug and alcohol testing centers in Gardere, LA and the local area, Accredited Drug Testing has company owned and affiliated collection sites in all States and most cities to serve our clients' needs when traveling or employment related testing is required in multiple cities or States.


On-Site/Mobile Testing - Time Is Money!- Accredited Drug Testing provides On-Site drug testing services in all cities nationwide and can be used for construction sites, sporting events, job fairs and trucking/transportation companies, on site testing is available for DOT and NON-DOT regulated employers. In most cases, on-site mobile testing is cost effective when you have 10 or more employees needing to be drug or alcohol tested without leaving the job site.

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Employer testing/account setup - If you are an employer with at least 5 employees and would like to set up an account for future testing, it's simple and easy. Call us and speak with a client relations representative, (800)221-4291 it takes 5 minutes or less to complete. Account benefits include no setup fees, test discounts, invoicing, test status tracking and personalized customer service.

Does Your Company Have a Written Drug Policy? - Employee Drug & alcohol testing is utilized best when conducted in conjunction with a clear, written drug policy that is shared with all employees, along with employee education about the dangers of alcohol and drug abuse, supervisor training on the signs and symptoms of alcohol and drug abuse, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to provide help for employees who may have an alcohol or drug problem. If your company does not have a written drug and alcohol policy or your current policy needs to be revised, Accredited Drug Testing specializes in the development and implementation of an employer's drug and alcohol policy which complies with state and federal law.


DNA Testing Services -Accredited Drug Testing provides DNA testing at testing centers Nationwide for paternity, immigration, and family relationship purposes. DNA testing centers are located in most cities and within minutes of your home or office.

DNA testing can provide an accurate determination of the probability of paternity at 99% more of who the child's biological father or mother is. The initial DNA test takes only a few minutes at the testing center and involves the swabbing of the child and alleged fathers mouth, which will provide saliva to be analyzed by a certified laboratory. Our DNA results are analyzed by a certified AABB laboratory and can be used in a legal proceeding to determine paternity or child custody related issues.

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Local Area Info: Gardere, Louisiana

Gardere is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The area is also known as Riverland. The population was 10,580 at the 2010 census, up from 8,992 in 2000. It is part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Gardere is located in southern East Baton Rouge Parish at 30°21?7?N 91°7?44?W? / ?30.35194°N 91.12889°W? / 30.35194; -91.12889 (30.351836, -91.128945). It is bordered to the west and the northeast by the city of Baton Rouge. Louisiana Highway 30 forms the southwestern edge of the CDP, and Louisiana Highway 42 runs through the northeast side of the CDP. Both highways lead northwest 8 miles (13 km) to the center of Baton Rouge. Highway 30 leads south 6 miles (10 km) to St. Gabriel, while Highway 42 leads east 6 miles (10 km) to Interstate 10.

As of the census of 2000, there were 8,992 people, 3,216 households, and 2,010 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,689.1 people per square mile (1,039.5/km²). There were 3,601 housing units at an average density of 1,076.9 per square mile (416.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 22.83% White, 70.96% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.15% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 2.21% from other races, and 1.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.71% of the population.

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Population (total): Population in 2010: 10,580.

Population (male): 5,666

Cost of Living: March 2019 cost of living index in Gardere: 91.1 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Poverty (overall): Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2017: 28.8%

Poverty (breakdown): (18.4% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 36.6% for Black residents, 23.7% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 23.3% for American Indian residents, 13.0% for other race residents, 36.4% for two or more races residents)

Sex Offenders:

Ancestries: Ancestries: American (9.7%), Irish (2.3%), French (1.5%), German (1.4%), Polish (1.1%), Italian (1.0%).

Elevation: 24 feet

Median Incomes:
      Estimated median household income in 2017: $39,537 (it was $26,223 in 2000)
      Estimated per capita income in 2017: $23,335 (it was $11,448 in 2000)
      Estimated median house or condo value in 2017: $172,381 (it was $81,500 in 2000) Gardere:$172,381LA:$162,500

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