ZIP Code 70586

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 18,939
Median household income: $43,375
Median home value: $131,800

ZIP Code 70586 (Evangeline Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 18,939 residents. At $43,375, its median household income sits in line with Evangeline Parish's $42,273.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 70586's population declined 3.8% from 19,680 to 18,939, while its median gross rent rose 17.3% from $601 to $705.

The typical home was built around 1980. 21.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,939
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,375
Median home value: $131,800
Median gross rent: $705
Housing units: 8,626
Homeownership rate: 65.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,68018,939

Median household income

$31,898$43,375

Median home value

$92,100$131,800

Median gross rent

$601$705

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,680	$31,898	$92,100	$601
2020	19,374	$31,118	$94,500	$610
2021	19,428	$32,553	$98,400	$639
2022	19,474	$35,759	$104,200	$697
2023	18,939	$43,375	$131,800	$705

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6412.6%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,491	7.9%
5 to 17	3,428	18.1%
18 to 24	1,964	10.4%
25 to 34	2,232	11.8%
35 to 44	2,451	12.9%
45 to 54	2,100	11.1%
55 to 64	2,384	12.6%
65 to 74	1,817	9.6%
75 and over	1,072	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,525	60.9%
Black or African American	6,012	31.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	28	0.1%
Asian	55	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	23	0.1%
Some other race	113	0.6%
Two or more races	457	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	726	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.1%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,779	23.1%
High school graduate	4,604	38.2%
Some college or associate's	3,034	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,211	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	428	3.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit0.4%

Walked3.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,625	80.9%
Carpooled	697	10.0%
Public transit	29	0.4%
Walked	221	3.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	230	3.3%
Other means	148	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,180	32.4%
15 to 29 min	1,918	28.5%
30 to 44 min	1,097	16.3%
45 to 59 min	552	8.2%
60+ min	973	14.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.61
Poverty rate: 21.8% (4,054 of 18,609)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,792	66.9%
Nonfamily households	2,369	33.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,161	83.0%
Vacant	1,465	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,657	65.0%
Renter-occupied	2,504	35.0%

1-unit, detached75.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other13.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,502	75.4%
1-unit, attached	83	1.0%
2 to 4 units	366	4.2%
5 to 19 units	156	1.8%
20 or more units	318	3.7%
Mobile home & other	1,201	13.9%

ZIP Code 70586

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