ZIP Code 71241

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Union Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 7,773
Median household income: $44,895
Median home value: $130,200

ZIP Code 71241 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Union Parish, Louisiana, home to about 7,773 residents. At $44,895, its median household income sits in line with Union Parish's $45,743.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 71241's population declined 21.7% from 9,931 to 7,773, while its median gross rent rose 11.3% from $664 to $739.

The typical home was built around 1989. 30.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,773
Median age: 51.8 yrs
Median household income: $44,895
Median home value: $130,200
Median gross rent: $739
Housing units: 3,855
Homeownership rate: 74.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,9317,773

Median household income

$43,901$44,895

Median home value

$110,000$130,200

Median gross rent

$664$739

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,931	$43,901	$110,000	$664
2020	9,862	$52,161	$115,700	$643
2021	8,751	$50,187	$106,900	$644
2022	8,045	$49,015	$132,200	$702
2023	7,773	$44,895	$130,200	$739

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

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1711.4%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 349.8%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 5415.2%

55 to 6416.6%

65 to 7415.4%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	526	6.8%
5 to 17	889	11.4%
18 to 24	527	6.8%
25 to 34	759	9.8%
35 to 44	516	6.6%
45 to 54	1,183	15.2%
55 to 64	1,293	16.6%
65 to 74	1,198	15.4%
75 and over	882	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,151	66.3%
Black or African American	2,024	26.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	6	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	156	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	419	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.5%

High school graduate45.1%

Some college or associate's24.0%

Bachelor's degree13.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	728	12.5%
High school graduate	2,629	45.1%
Some college or associate's	1,398	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	793	13.6%
Graduate or professional degree	283	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone82.8%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,084	82.8%
Carpooled	184	7.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	191	7.6%
Other means	12	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	610	26.2%
15 to 29 min	514	22.1%
30 to 44 min	453	19.5%
45 to 59 min	485	20.9%
60+ min	263	11.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 30.8% (2,236 of 7,269)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,034	66.5%
Nonfamily households	1,023	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,057	79.3%
Vacant	798	20.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,270	74.3%
Renter-occupied	787	25.7%

1-unit, detached59.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units1.7%

Mobile home & other33.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,280	59.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	116	3.0%
5 to 19 units	92	2.4%
20 or more units	67	1.7%
Mobile home & other	1,300	33.7%

ZIP Code 71241

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