ZIP Code 71040

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 7,705
Median household income: $31,962
Median home value: $76,900

ZIP Code 71040 (Claiborne Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 7,705 residents. Its median household income of $31,962 runs in line with the Claiborne Parish figure of $31,784.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 71040's population declined 11.3% from 8,689 to 7,705, while its median gross rent rose 6.9% from $636 to $680.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 18.6% of residents. Black or African American residents are the largest group, 52.5% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,705
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $31,962
Median home value: $76,900
Median gross rent: $680
Housing units: 3,416
Homeownership rate: 69.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6897,705

Median household income

$25,124$31,962

Median home value

$76,600$76,900

Median gross rent

$636$680

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,689	$25,124	$76,600	$636
2020	8,474	$23,954	$74,800	$636
2021	7,656	$27,742	$69,500	$662
2022	7,996	$30,813	$72,500	$657
2023	7,705	$31,962	$76,900	$680

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

Age distribution

Under 52.5%

5 to 1714.6%

18 to 248.6%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4418.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7412.4%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	194	2.5%
5 to 17	1,128	14.6%
18 to 24	661	8.6%
25 to 34	1,058	13.7%
35 to 44	1,432	18.6%
45 to 54	823	10.7%
55 to 64	897	11.6%
65 to 74	956	12.4%
75 and over	556	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,316	43.0%
Black or African American	4,044	52.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2	0.0%
Asian	20	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	7	0.1%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	247	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	69	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.5%

High school graduate49.9%

Some college or associate's18.3%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,174	20.5%
High school graduate	2,855	49.9%
Some college or associate's	1,049	18.3%
Bachelor's degree	454	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	190	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,701	80.8%
Carpooled	299	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	9	0.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	2.8%
Other means	36	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	720	35.2%
15 to 29 min	752	36.8%
30 to 44 min	240	11.7%
45 to 59 min	115	5.6%
60+ min	218	10.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.45
Poverty rate: 34.6% (2,014 of 5,814)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,279	53.9%
Nonfamily households	1,096	46.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,375	69.5%
Vacant	1,041	30.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,655	69.7%
Renter-occupied	720	30.3%

1-unit, detached68.3%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units4.3%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units0.3%

Mobile home & other23.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,332	68.3%
1-unit, attached	11	0.3%
2 to 4 units	148	4.3%
5 to 19 units	99	2.9%
20 or more units	10	0.3%
Mobile home & other	816	23.9%

ZIP Code 71040

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