ZIP Code 70542

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 3,499
Median household income: $52,639
Median home value: $113,200

ZIP Code 70542 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, home to about 3,499 residents. Its median household income of $52,639 runs below the Vermilion Parish figure of $57,537.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70542's population declined 10.0% from 3,888 to 3,499, while its median gross rent rose 15.4% from $579 to $668.

Owners occupy 84.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 46.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,499
Median age: 46.5 yrs
Median household income: $52,639
Median home value: $113,200
Median gross rent: $668
Housing units: 1,614
Homeownership rate: 84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,8883,499

Median household income

$71,957$52,639

Median home value

$125,500$113,200

Median gross rent

$579$668

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,888	$71,957	$125,500	$579
2020	3,958	$74,902	$113,600	$703
2021	3,288	$70,278	$104,900	$590
2022	3,338	$59,531	$121,700	$647
2023	3,499	$52,639	$113,200	$668

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

Age distribution

Under 54.8%

5 to 1713.4%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6421.1%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	167	4.8%
5 to 17	470	13.4%
18 to 24	285	8.1%
25 to 34	344	9.8%
35 to 44	450	12.9%
45 to 54	263	7.5%
55 to 64	737	21.1%
65 to 74	386	11.0%
75 and over	397	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,298	94.3%
Black or African American	155	4.4%
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	27	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	0.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate57.7%

Some college or associate's16.1%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree2.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	414	16.1%
High school graduate	1,487	57.7%
Some college or associate's	416	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	204	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	56	2.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone85.2%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle1.3%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	925	85.2%
Carpooled	59	5.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	32	2.9%
Bicycle	14	1.3%
Worked from home	52	4.8%
Other means	4	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	376	36.4%
15 to 29 min	168	16.2%
30 to 44 min	201	19.4%
45 to 59 min	81	7.8%
60+ min	208	20.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.74
Poverty rate: 15.9% (547 of 3,440)

	Count	Share
Family households	822	65.3%
Nonfamily households	437	34.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,259	78.0%
Vacant	355	22.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,066	84.7%
Renter-occupied	193	15.3%

1-unit, detached73.0%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units2.1%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other24.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,178	73.0%
1-unit, attached	5	0.3%
2 to 4 units	34	2.1%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	397	24.6%

ZIP Code 70542

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