ZIP Code 71301

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rapides Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 17,266
Median household income: $44,330
Median home value: $156,700

ZIP Code 71301 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, home to about 17,266 residents. The median household income of $44,330 is below the Rapides Parish median ($55,946).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 71301's population declined 23.1% from 22,446 to 17,266, while its median gross rent rose 15.2% from $798 to $919.

The typical home was built around 1958. 26.7% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,266
Median age: 40.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,330
Median home value: $156,700
Median gross rent: $919
Housing units: 9,173
Homeownership rate: 49.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,44617,266

Median household income

$35,849$44,330

Median home value

$129,100$156,700

Median gross rent

$798$919

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,446	$35,849	$129,100	$798
2020	21,634	$33,780	$134,100	$823
2021	20,226	$36,989	$141,800	$833
2022	19,165	$42,314	$148,900	$904
2023	17,266	$44,330	$156,700	$919

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1716.5%

18 to 247.9%

25 to 3412.4%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over6.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	777	4.5%
5 to 17	2,848	16.5%
18 to 24	1,356	7.9%
25 to 34	2,143	12.4%
35 to 44	2,551	14.8%
45 to 54	1,964	11.4%
55 to 64	2,569	14.9%
65 to 74	1,909	11.1%
75 and over	1,149	6.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,286	36.4%
Black or African American	9,161	53.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	79	0.5%
Asian	407	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	70	0.4%
Two or more races	518	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	745	4.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.7%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree8.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,292	18.7%
High school graduate	4,163	33.9%
Some college or associate's	3,190	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,549	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	1,091	8.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled8.5%

Public transit2.6%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means5.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,601	78.2%
Carpooled	607	8.5%
Public transit	189	2.6%
Walked	99	1.4%
Bicycle	30	0.4%
Worked from home	215	3.0%
Other means	420	5.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,673	52.9%
15 to 29 min	2,429	35.0%
30 to 44 min	226	3.3%
45 to 59 min	301	4.3%
60+ min	317	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.44
Poverty rate: 26.7% (4,467 of 16,715)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,811	55.9%
Nonfamily households	3,008	44.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,819	74.3%
Vacant	2,354	25.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,387	49.7%
Renter-occupied	3,432	50.3%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units9.1%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units3.5%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,295	79.5%
1-unit, attached	178	1.9%
2 to 4 units	836	9.1%
5 to 19 units	341	3.7%
20 or more units	319	3.5%
Mobile home & other	204	2.2%

ZIP Code 71301

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