ZIP Code 71254

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in East Carroll Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 6,500
Median household income: $25,987
Median home value: $75,600

ZIP Code 71254 (East Carroll Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 6,500 residents. The median household income of $25,987 is below the East Carroll Parish median ($28,321).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 71254's population held roughly steady from 6,468 to 6,500, while its median gross rent rose 59.1% from $482 to $767.

38.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.20 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,500
Median age: 34.8 yrs
Median household income: $25,987
Median home value: $75,600
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 3,002
Homeownership rate: 53.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 10.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,4686,500

Median household income

$19,544$25,987

Median home value

$67,800$75,600

Median gross rent

$482$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,468	$19,544	$67,800	$482
2020	5,485	$20,729	$53,500	$598
2021	7,113	$22,356	$73,200	$599
2022	6,772	$29,008	$68,300	$724
2023	6,500	$25,987	$75,600	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 54.6%

5 to 1716.4%

18 to 2413.4%

25 to 3415.8%

35 to 4413.6%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 648.8%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	296	4.6%
5 to 17	1,065	16.4%
18 to 24	869	13.4%
25 to 34	1,028	15.8%
35 to 44	887	13.6%
45 to 54	676	10.4%
55 to 64	574	8.8%
65 to 74	684	10.5%
75 and over	421	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,583	24.4%
Black or African American	4,441	68.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	50	0.8%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	25	0.4%
Two or more races	264	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	137	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma33.0%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,408	33.0%
High school graduate	1,443	33.8%
Some college or associate's	970	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	400	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	49	1.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.8%

Other means5.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,216	78.2%
Carpooled	179	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	58	3.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	12	0.8%
Other means	89	5.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	829	53.8%
15 to 29 min	509	33.0%
30 to 44 min	134	8.7%
45 to 59 min	52	3.4%
60+ min	18	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 38.6% (1,831 of 4,743)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,307	60.7%
Nonfamily households	847	39.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,154	71.8%
Vacant	848	28.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,160	53.9%
Renter-occupied	994	46.1%

1-unit, detached68.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units2.1%

20 or more units0.1%

Mobile home & other20.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,053	68.4%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	273	9.1%
5 to 19 units	62	2.1%
20 or more units	2	0.1%
Mobile home & other	612	20.4%

ZIP Code 71254

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