ZIP Code 70072

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 55,641
Median household income: $55,866
Median home value: $190,700

ZIP Code 70072 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, home to about 55,641 residents. The median household income of $55,866 is below the Jefferson Parish median ($65,246).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70072's population held roughly steady from 55,877 to 55,641, while its median gross rent rose 13.6% from $960 to $1,091.

Owners occupy 75.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 55,641
Median age: 40.7 yrs
Median household income: $55,866
Median home value: $190,700
Median gross rent: $1,091
Housing units: 22,845
Homeownership rate: 75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

55,87755,641

Median household income

$54,615$55,866

Median home value

$154,200$190,700

Median gross rent

$960$1,091

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	55,877	$54,615	$154,200	$960
2020	55,967	$53,070	$161,000	$942
2021	56,139	$53,226	$160,200	$1,037
2022	55,332	$56,643	$181,000	$1,057
2023	55,641	$55,866	$190,700	$1,091

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6415.7%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,721	4.9%
5 to 17	9,395	16.9%
18 to 24	5,211	9.4%
25 to 34	6,889	12.4%
35 to 44	6,538	11.8%
45 to 54	6,618	11.9%
55 to 64	8,746	15.7%
65 to 74	5,969	10.7%
75 and over	3,554	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	21,892	39.3%
Black or African American	22,001	39.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	85	0.2%
Asian	2,874	5.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.1%
Some other race	371	0.7%
Two or more races	1,739	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,626	11.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.2%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree10.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,756	20.2%
High school graduate	12,169	31.8%
Some college or associate's	12,231	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,862	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2,296	6.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled13.9%

Public transit0.7%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	19,450	77.8%
Carpooled	3,480	13.9%
Public transit	179	0.7%
Walked	226	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,422	5.7%
Other means	238	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,923	25.1%
15 to 29 min	9,071	38.5%
30 to 44 min	5,630	23.9%
45 to 59 min	1,605	6.8%
60+ min	1,344	5.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 19.3% (10,704 of 55,333)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,385	68.2%
Nonfamily households	6,703	31.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1978

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,088	92.3%
Vacant	1,757	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15,888	75.3%
Renter-occupied	5,200	24.7%

1-unit, detached83.2%

1-unit, attached2.5%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units2.3%

20 or more units2.5%

Mobile home & other3.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,998	83.2%
1-unit, attached	573	2.5%
2 to 4 units	1,364	6.0%
5 to 19 units	522	2.3%
20 or more units	564	2.5%
Mobile home & other	824	3.6%

ZIP Code 70072

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