ZIP Code 70053

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 16,409
Median household income: $43,786
Median home value: $225,700

Covering part of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, ZIP Code 70053 has about 16,409 residents. At $43,786, its median household income sits below Jefferson Parish's $65,246.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 70053's population held roughly steady from 16,500 to 16,409, while its median gross rent rose 15.3% from $882 to $1,017.

26.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.17 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,409
Median age: 36.9 yrs
Median household income: $43,786
Median home value: $225,700
Median gross rent: $1,017
Housing units: 7,865
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,50016,409

Median household income

$44,407$43,786

Median home value

$157,300$225,700

Median gross rent

$882$1,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,500	$44,407	$157,300	$882
2020	16,790	$39,347	$142,700	$909
2021	16,842	$41,275	$183,700	$919
2022	16,743	$43,463	$212,000	$994
2023	16,409	$43,786	$225,700	$1,017

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3415.7%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,252	7.6%
5 to 17	2,399	14.6%
18 to 24	1,442	8.8%
25 to 34	2,579	15.7%
35 to 44	2,401	14.6%
45 to 54	1,826	11.1%
55 to 64	2,067	12.6%
65 to 74	1,340	8.2%
75 and over	1,103	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,963	36.3%
Black or African American	5,592	34.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	0.4%
Asian	406	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	64	0.4%
Two or more races	524	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,793	23.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.2%

High school graduate29.0%

Some college or associate's21.9%

Bachelor's degree14.5%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,855	25.2%
High school graduate	3,282	29.0%
Some college or associate's	2,475	21.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,640	14.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,064	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit1.5%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home7.5%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,930	73.8%
Carpooled	951	14.2%
Public transit	101	1.5%
Walked	76	1.1%
Bicycle	114	1.7%
Worked from home	501	7.5%
Other means	6	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,462	23.7%
15 to 29 min	2,626	42.5%
30 to 44 min	1,472	23.8%
45 to 59 min	176	2.8%
60+ min	442	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 26.6% (4,056 of 15,267)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,381	48.0%
Nonfamily households	3,661	52.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,042	89.5%
Vacant	823	10.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,228	45.8%
Renter-occupied	3,814	54.2%

1-unit, detached53.7%

1-unit, attached7.0%

2 to 4 units16.0%

5 to 19 units15.9%

20 or more units6.0%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,221	53.7%
1-unit, attached	549	7.0%
2 to 4 units	1,259	16.0%
5 to 19 units	1,254	15.9%
20 or more units	471	6.0%
Mobile home & other	111	1.4%

ZIP Code 70053

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