ZIP Code 70517

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

Population: 26,570
Median household income: $58,342
Median home value: $151,600

ZIP Code 70517 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, home to about 26,570 residents. At $58,342, its median household income sits above St. Martin Parish's $53,394.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70517's population declined 4.6% from 27,854 to 26,570, while its median gross rent rose 31.4% from $714 to $938.

19.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.68 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,570
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $58,342
Median home value: $151,600
Median gross rent: $938
Housing units: 11,884
Homeownership rate: 77.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,85426,570

Median household income

$46,995$58,342

Median home value

$136,700$151,600

Median gross rent

$714$938

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,854	$46,995	$136,700	$714
2020	27,580	$46,650	$121,900	$817
2021	26,813	$47,882	$131,500	$838
2022	26,453	$53,012	$141,000	$917
2023	26,570	$58,342	$151,600	$938

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1720.6%

18 to 247.4%

25 to 3413.0%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,752	6.6%
5 to 17	5,466	20.6%
18 to 24	1,976	7.4%
25 to 34	3,445	13.0%
35 to 44	3,386	12.7%
45 to 54	2,917	11.0%
55 to 64	3,778	14.2%
65 to 74	2,474	9.3%
75 and over	1,376	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	16,404	61.7%
Black or African American	7,866	29.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	40	0.2%
Asian	282	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	53	0.2%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	714	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,189	4.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.1%

High school graduate43.4%

Some college or associate's22.5%

Bachelor's degree10.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,322	19.1%
High school graduate	7,539	43.4%
Some college or associate's	3,908	22.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,799	10.4%
Graduate or professional degree	808	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled5.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home6.4%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,063	86.9%
Carpooled	587	5.1%
Public transit	40	0.3%
Walked	85	0.7%
Bicycle	41	0.4%
Worked from home	742	6.4%
Other means	28	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,392	31.3%
15 to 29 min	3,289	30.3%
30 to 44 min	2,355	21.7%
45 to 59 min	819	7.6%
60+ min	989	9.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.68
Poverty rate: 19.2% (5,034 of 26,273)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,672	67.6%
Nonfamily households	3,203	32.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,875	83.1%
Vacant	2,009	16.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,650	77.5%
Renter-occupied	2,225	22.5%

1-unit, detached67.4%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units0.7%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other28.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,015	67.4%
1-unit, attached	76	0.6%
2 to 4 units	290	2.4%
5 to 19 units	81	0.7%
20 or more units	55	0.5%
Mobile home & other	3,367	28.3%

ZIP Code 70517

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