ZIP Code 70086

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 1,516
Median household income: $50,500
Median home value: $106,000

ZIP Code 70086 (St. James Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 1,516 residents. Its median household income of $50,500 runs below the St. James Parish figure of $64,536.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 70086's population declined 31.0% from 2,197 to 1,516, while its median gross rent fell 18.2% from $790 to $646.

54.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1985.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,516
Median age: 39.9 yrs
Median household income: $50,500
Median home value: $106,000
Median gross rent: $646
Housing units: 737
Homeownership rate: 73.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,1971,516

Median household income

$32,440$50,500

Median home value

$104,000$106,000

Median gross rent

$790$646

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,197	$32,440	$104,000	$790
2020	2,018	$41,065	$109,800	$600
2021	1,963	$42,800	$109,600	$588
2022	1,756	$50,377	$148,900	$639
2023	1,516	$50,500	$106,000	$646

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

Age distribution

Under 53.6%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 344.6%

35 to 4418.5%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6414.8%

65 to 7416.2%

75 and over2.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	54	3.6%
5 to 17	294	19.4%
18 to 24	156	10.3%
25 to 34	70	4.6%
35 to 44	280	18.5%
45 to 54	155	10.2%
55 to 64	224	14.8%
65 to 74	246	16.2%
75 and over	37	2.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	123	8.1%
Black or African American	1,297	85.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	21	1.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.9%

High school graduate44.4%

Some college or associate's31.9%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	110	10.9%
High school graduate	449	44.4%
Some college or associate's	323	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	64	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	66	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone77.5%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.1%

Other means5.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	509	77.5%
Carpooled	71	10.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	26	4.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	2.1%
Other means	37	5.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	83	12.9%
15 to 29 min	270	42.0%
30 to 44 min	136	21.2%
45 to 59 min	72	11.2%
60+ min	82	12.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 21.0% (312 of 1,485)

	Count	Share
Family households	394	64.8%
Nonfamily households	214	35.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	608	82.5%
Vacant	129	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	446	73.4%
Renter-occupied	162	26.6%

1-unit, detached54.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units2.8%

Mobile home & other34.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	401	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	58	7.9%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	21	2.8%
Mobile home & other	257	34.9%

ZIP Code 70086

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