ZIP Code 71202

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 26,791
Median household income: $26,883
Median home value: $77,400

ZIP Code 71202 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, home to about 26,791 residents. Its median household income of $26,883 runs below the Ouachita Parish figure of $51,241.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 71202's population declined 7.3% from 28,909 to 26,791, while its median gross rent rose 22.3% from $676 to $827.

The median gross rent is $827. 10.9% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,791
Median age: 34.6 yrs
Median household income: $26,883
Median home value: $77,400
Median gross rent: $827
Housing units: 11,119
Homeownership rate: 43.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.9%
Unemployment rate: 13.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,90926,791

Median household income

$23,285$26,883

Median home value

$64,600$77,400

Median gross rent

$676$827

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,909	$23,285	$64,600	$676
2020	27,985	$23,370	$66,200	$671
2021	27,503	$24,866	$67,900	$721
2022	26,680	$27,627	$77,000	$815
2023	26,791	$26,883	$77,400	$827

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

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1723.0%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 549.5%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over4.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,019	7.5%
5 to 17	6,160	23.0%
18 to 24	2,190	8.2%
25 to 34	3,166	11.8%
35 to 44	3,917	14.6%
45 to 54	2,540	9.5%
55 to 64	3,101	11.6%
65 to 74	2,485	9.3%
75 and over	1,213	4.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,952	11.0%
Black or African American	22,487	83.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	0.2%
Asian	91	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.1%
Two or more races	536	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	652	2.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.2%

High school graduate35.3%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,812	23.2%
High school graduate	5,791	35.3%
Some college or associate's	5,027	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,169	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	623	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.9%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit3.2%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home4.4%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,369	71.9%
Carpooled	1,216	16.3%
Public transit	240	3.2%
Walked	220	2.9%
Bicycle	51	0.7%
Worked from home	330	4.4%
Other means	40	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,735	38.3%
15 to 29 min	2,895	40.6%
30 to 44 min	715	10.0%
45 to 59 min	308	4.3%
60+ min	483	6.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 50.5% (12,402 of 24,537)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,455	61.6%
Nonfamily households	3,397	38.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,852	79.6%
Vacant	2,267	20.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,884	43.9%
Renter-occupied	4,968	56.1%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.2%

Mobile home & other10.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,123	73.1%
1-unit, attached	161	1.4%
2 to 4 units	1,266	11.4%
5 to 19 units	318	2.9%
20 or more units	131	1.2%
Mobile home & other	1,120	10.1%

ZIP Code 71202

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