ZIP Code 71256

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Union Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 699
Median household income: $43,542
Median home value: $49,600

Covering part of Union Parish, Louisiana, ZIP Code 71256 has about 699 residents. The median household income of $43,542 is below the Union Parish median ($45,743).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 71256's population declined 46.2% from 1,300 to 699, while its median gross rent rose 45.2% from $420 to $610.

The typical home was built around 1989. 28.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 699
Median age: 47.9 yrs
Median household income: $43,542
Median home value: $49,600
Median gross rent: $610
Housing units: 304
Homeownership rate: 87.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,300699

Median household income

$39,038$43,542

Median home value

$62,900$49,600

Median gross rent

$420$610

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,300	$39,038	$62,900	$420
2020	972	$40,052	$45,800	$404
2021	1,024	$39,205	$48,800	$425
2022	641	$41,094	$45,500	$504
2023	699	$43,542	$49,600	$610

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

Age distribution

Under 511.3%

5 to 1716.7%

18 to 245.2%

25 to 345.3%

35 to 449.7%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6429.3%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	79	11.3%
5 to 17	117	16.7%
18 to 24	36	5.2%
25 to 34	37	5.3%
35 to 44	68	9.7%
45 to 54	85	12.2%
55 to 64	205	29.3%
65 to 74	36	5.2%
75 and over	36	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	303	43.3%
Black or African American	382	54.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.3%

High school graduate52.5%

Some college or associate's22.7%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	62	13.3%
High school graduate	245	52.5%
Some college or associate's	106	22.7%
Bachelor's degree	52	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 40 min

Drove alone88.5%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means3.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	269	88.5%
Carpooled	26	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	9	3.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	13	4.3%
15 to 29 min	125	41.1%
30 to 44 min	131	43.1%
45 to 59 min	10	3.3%
60+ min	25	8.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 28.6% (200 of 699)

	Count	Share
Family households	160	56.9%
Nonfamily households	121	43.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	281	92.4%
Vacant	23	7.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	246	87.5%
Renter-occupied	35	12.5%

1-unit, detached31.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units7.2%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other60.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	96	31.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2	0.7%
5 to 19 units	22	7.2%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	184	60.5%

ZIP Code 71256

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