ZIP Code 70501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 26,956
Median household income: $31,723
Median home value: $117,200

Covering part of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, ZIP Code 70501 has about 26,956 residents. At $31,723, its median household income sits below Lafayette Parish's $67,660.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 70501's population declined 14.8% from 31,631 to 26,956, while its median gross rent rose 12.9% from $768 to $867.

The typical home was built around 1972. 38.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,956
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $31,723
Median home value: $117,200
Median gross rent: $867
Housing units: 12,657
Homeownership rate: 42.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 11.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

31,63126,956

Median household income

$27,531$31,723

Median home value

$114,800$117,200

Median gross rent

$768$867

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	31,631	$27,531	$114,800	$768
2020	30,044	$30,858	$115,000	$811
2021	27,944	$28,067	$103,600	$842
2022	27,379	$30,378	$117,100	$889
2023	26,956	$31,723	$117,200	$867

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1716.2%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4412.4%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,705	6.3%
5 to 17	4,374	16.2%
18 to 24	2,807	10.4%
25 to 34	3,612	13.4%
35 to 44	3,349	12.4%
45 to 54	2,789	10.3%
55 to 64	3,861	14.3%
65 to 74	2,621	9.7%
75 and over	1,838	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,941	18.3%
Black or African American	19,723	73.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.1%
Asian	94	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.2%
Two or more races	986	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,118	4.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.3%

High school graduate40.2%

Some college or associate's21.2%

Bachelor's degree10.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,028	22.3%
High school graduate	7,263	40.2%
Some college or associate's	3,826	21.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,913	10.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,040	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone77.3%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit2.4%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle1.2%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means2.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,374	77.3%
Carpooled	759	8.0%
Public transit	227	2.4%
Walked	280	2.9%
Bicycle	116	1.2%
Worked from home	572	6.0%
Other means	206	2.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,979	33.2%
15 to 29 min	4,284	47.8%
30 to 44 min	1,004	11.2%
45 to 59 min	213	2.4%
60+ min	482	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 38.4% (9,817 of 25,593)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,417	50.7%
Nonfamily households	5,269	49.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,686	84.4%
Vacant	1,971	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,517	42.3%
Renter-occupied	6,169	57.7%

1-unit, detached72.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units10.8%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units4.6%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,194	72.6%
1-unit, attached	187	1.5%
2 to 4 units	1,366	10.8%
5 to 19 units	1,011	8.0%
20 or more units	585	4.6%
Mobile home & other	314	2.5%

ZIP Code 70501

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