ZIP Code 70526

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 16,740
Median household income: $37,689
Median home value: $152,000

ZIP Code 70526 (Acadia Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 16,740 residents. The median household income of $37,689 is below the Acadia Parish median ($45,266).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70526's population declined 7.6% from 18,116 to 16,740, while its median gross rent fell 17.4% from $730 to $603.

82.8% of workers drive to work alone. 79.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,740
Median age: 39.0 yrs
Median household income: $37,689
Median home value: $152,000
Median gross rent: $603
Housing units: 8,500
Homeownership rate: 57.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%
Unemployment rate: 11.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,11616,740

Median household income

$30,845$37,689

Median home value

$123,100$152,000

Median gross rent

$730$603

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,116	$30,845	$123,100	$730
2020	18,210	$34,784	$138,600	$671
2021	17,275	$34,404	$126,200	$595
2022	17,332	$35,934	$141,400	$632
2023	16,740	$37,689	$152,000	$603

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3413.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,169	7.0%
5 to 17	2,800	16.7%
18 to 24	1,323	7.9%
25 to 34	2,250	13.4%
35 to 44	1,765	10.5%
45 to 54	1,804	10.8%
55 to 64	2,604	15.6%
65 to 74	1,805	10.8%
75 and over	1,220	7.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,048	72.0%
Black or African American	3,393	20.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	57	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	31	0.2%
Two or more races	932	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	279	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.1%

High school graduate36.0%

Some college or associate's22.9%

Bachelor's degree11.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,641	23.1%
High school graduate	4,120	36.0%
Some college or associate's	2,620	22.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,282	11.2%
Graduate or professional degree	785	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle2.1%

Worked from home5.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,775	82.8%
Carpooled	435	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	54	0.9%
Bicycle	123	2.1%
Worked from home	307	5.3%
Other means	71	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,199	40.3%
15 to 29 min	1,359	24.9%
30 to 44 min	1,017	18.6%
45 to 59 min	579	10.6%
60+ min	304	5.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.28
Poverty rate: 36.8% (6,027 of 16,362)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,145	57.7%
Nonfamily households	3,039	42.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,184	84.5%
Vacant	1,316	15.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,125	57.4%
Renter-occupied	3,059	42.6%

1-unit, detached79.6%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units4.4%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other7.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,768	79.6%
1-unit, attached	56	0.7%
2 to 4 units	635	7.5%
5 to 19 units	377	4.4%
20 or more units	59	0.7%
Mobile home & other	605	7.1%

ZIP Code 70526

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