ZIP Code 71203

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 38,770
Median household income: $46,822
Median home value: $181,200

ZIP Code 71203 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, home to about 38,770 residents. At $46,822, its median household income sits below Ouachita Parish's $51,241.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 71203's population held roughly steady from 39,071 to 38,770, while its median gross rent rose 23.4% from $800 to $987.

The median gross rent is $987. 31.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,770
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $46,822
Median home value: $181,200
Median gross rent: $987
Housing units: 17,178
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

39,07138,770

Median household income

$38,713$46,822

Median home value

$149,500$181,200

Median gross rent

$800$987

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	39,071	$38,713	$149,500	$800
2020	40,196	$47,668	$152,900	$834
2021	39,830	$40,388	$154,000	$895
2022	40,063	$43,298	$172,700	$935
2023	38,770	$46,822	$181,200	$987

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 748.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,603	6.7%
5 to 17	6,612	17.1%
18 to 24	4,838	12.5%
25 to 34	6,064	15.6%
35 to 44	4,689	12.1%
45 to 54	4,527	11.7%
55 to 64	4,110	10.6%
65 to 74	3,110	8.0%
75 and over	2,217	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	17,451	45.0%
Black or African American	18,514	47.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	475	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	215	0.6%
Two or more races	1,011	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,064	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate28.7%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree19.5%

Graduate or professional degree12.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,454	9.9%
High school graduate	7,097	28.7%
Some college or associate's	7,380	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	4,811	19.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2,975	12.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.6%

Carpooled9.1%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.7%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	13,532	78.6%
Carpooled	1,573	9.1%
Public transit	104	0.6%
Walked	144	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,836	10.7%
Other means	19	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,804	31.3%
15 to 29 min	7,731	50.3%
30 to 44 min	1,417	9.2%
45 to 59 min	691	4.5%
60+ min	729	4.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 23.3% (8,762 of 37,567)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,757	58.8%
Nonfamily households	6,142	41.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1984

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,899	86.7%
Vacant	2,279	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,065	54.1%
Renter-occupied	6,834	45.9%

1-unit, detached64.2%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units3.6%

Mobile home & other7.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,034	64.2%
1-unit, attached	305	1.8%
2 to 4 units	2,646	15.4%
5 to 19 units	1,251	7.3%
20 or more units	622	3.6%
Mobile home & other	1,320	7.7%

ZIP Code 71203

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