ZIP Code 71245

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Lincoln Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 4,176
Median household income: $22,500
Median home value: $145,800

ZIP Code 71245 (Lincoln Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 4,176 residents. At $22,500, its median household income sits below Lincoln Parish's $38,035.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 71245's population declined 11.3% from 4,707 to 4,176, while its median gross rent fell 21.3% from $686 to $540.

The typical home was built around 1974. 53.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,176
Median age: 20.9 yrs
Median household income: $22,500
Median home value: $145,800
Median gross rent: $540
Housing units: 1,690
Homeownership rate: 34.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,7074,176

Median household income

$22,434$22,500

Median home value

$106,300$145,800

Median gross rent

$686$540

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,707	$22,434	$106,300	$686
2020	4,316	$23,462	$155,200	$671
2021	4,520	$28,795	$112,400	$692
2022	4,233	$26,067	$143,800	$778
2023	4,176	$22,500	$145,800	$540

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

Age distribution

Under 53.3%

5 to 1713.6%

18 to 2445.0%

25 to 3410.8%

35 to 445.7%

45 to 544.3%

55 to 646.6%

65 to 744.3%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	137	3.3%
5 to 17	567	13.6%
18 to 24	1,880	45.0%
25 to 34	449	10.8%
35 to 44	236	5.7%
45 to 54	179	4.3%
55 to 64	277	6.6%
65 to 74	178	4.3%
75 and over	273	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	371	8.9%
Black or African American	3,561	85.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	16	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	16	0.4%
Two or more races	182	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	30	0.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree19.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	126	7.9%
High school graduate	422	26.5%
Some college or associate's	487	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	242	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	315	19.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone46.5%

Carpooled12.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home31.5%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	579	46.5%
Carpooled	155	12.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	79	6.3%
Bicycle	2	0.2%
Worked from home	393	31.5%
Other means	38	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	519	60.8%
15 to 29 min	234	27.4%
30 to 44 min	44	5.2%
45 to 59 min	18	2.1%
60+ min	38	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.03
Poverty rate: 53.7% (1,469 of 2,734)

	Count	Share
Family households	455	33.6%
Nonfamily households	901	66.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,356	80.2%
Vacant	334	19.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	463	34.1%
Renter-occupied	893	65.9%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units23.7%

5 to 19 units9.0%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other4.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,006	59.5%
1-unit, attached	12	0.7%
2 to 4 units	401	23.7%
5 to 19 units	152	9.0%
20 or more units	37	2.2%
Mobile home & other	82	4.9%

ZIP Code 71245

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