ZIP Code 71220

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 20,426
Median household income: $36,186
Median home value: $100,400

ZIP Code 71220 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana, home to about 20,426 residents. The median household income of $36,186 is in line with the Morehouse Parish median ($36,981).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 71220's population declined 5.8% from 21,683 to 20,426, while its median gross rent rose 43.2% from $572 to $819.

11.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,426
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $36,186
Median home value: $100,400
Median gross rent: $819
Housing units: 9,425
Homeownership rate: 64.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,68320,426

Median household income

$32,288$36,186

Median home value

$87,600$100,400

Median gross rent

$572$819

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,683	$32,288	$87,600	$572
2020	20,837	$31,684	$88,300	$569
2021	21,160	$32,479	$85,300	$632
2022	20,973	$37,774	$96,300	$734
2023	20,426	$36,186	$100,400	$819

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2410.1%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.5%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 7410.6%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,434	7.0%
5 to 17	3,694	18.1%
18 to 24	2,072	10.1%
25 to 34	2,161	10.6%
35 to 44	2,516	12.3%
45 to 54	2,547	12.5%
55 to 64	2,473	12.1%
65 to 74	2,160	10.6%
75 and over	1,369	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,083	44.5%
Black or African American	10,424	51.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	14	0.1%
Asian	132	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	45	0.2%
Some other race	70	0.3%
Two or more races	350	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	308	1.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate38.3%

Some college or associate's34.5%

Bachelor's degree6.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,132	16.1%
High school graduate	5,071	38.3%
Some college or associate's	4,560	34.5%
Bachelor's degree	896	6.8%
Graduate or professional degree	567	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone83.9%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,379	83.9%
Carpooled	612	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	344	4.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	244	3.2%
Other means	20	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,429	33.0%
15 to 29 min	2,104	28.6%
30 to 44 min	1,250	17.0%
45 to 59 min	761	10.3%
60+ min	811	11.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 30.8% (6,093 of 19,781)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,950	63.0%
Nonfamily households	2,907	37.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,857	83.4%
Vacant	1,568	16.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,079	64.6%
Renter-occupied	2,778	35.4%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,888	73.1%
1-unit, attached	101	1.1%
2 to 4 units	367	3.9%
5 to 19 units	81	0.9%
20 or more units	141	1.5%
Mobile home & other	1,847	19.6%

ZIP Code 71220

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