ZIP Code 71457

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 25,485
Median household income: $47,410
Median home value: $194,200

ZIP Code 71457 (Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 25,485 residents. At $47,410, its median household income sits in line with Natchitoches Parish's $46,798.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 71457's population declined 5.0% from 26,821 to 25,485, while its median gross rent rose 13.9% from $703 to $801.

81.7% of workers drive to work alone. 56.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,485
Median age: 33.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,410
Median home value: $194,200
Median gross rent: $801
Housing units: 12,086
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.2%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,82125,485

Median household income

$26,654$47,410

Median home value

$158,900$194,200

Median gross rent

$703$801

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,821	$26,654	$158,900	$703
2020	26,607	$30,018	$168,600	$720
2021	26,128	$36,258	$166,000	$763
2022	25,608	$43,057	$182,600	$797
2023	25,485	$47,410	$194,200	$801

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1718.1%

18 to 2414.6%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4411.3%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 749.6%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,782	7.0%
5 to 17	4,610	18.1%
18 to 24	3,711	14.6%
25 to 34	3,192	12.5%
35 to 44	2,888	11.3%
45 to 54	2,669	10.5%
55 to 64	2,522	9.9%
65 to 74	2,442	9.6%
75 and over	1,669	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,421	44.8%
Black or African American	11,985	47.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81	0.3%
Asian	131	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	177	0.7%
Two or more races	870	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	820	3.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.0%

High school graduate31.8%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree12.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,694	11.0%
High school graduate	4,898	31.8%
Some college or associate's	4,292	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,606	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,892	12.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled11.2%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home2.9%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,559	81.7%
Carpooled	1,170	11.2%
Public transit	10	0.1%
Walked	247	2.4%
Bicycle	57	0.5%
Worked from home	301	2.9%
Other means	127	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,115	50.3%
15 to 29 min	3,203	31.5%
30 to 44 min	782	7.7%
45 to 59 min	429	4.2%
60+ min	641	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 25.3% (6,238 of 24,673)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,679	58.4%
Nonfamily households	4,047	41.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,726	80.5%
Vacant	2,360	19.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,554	57.1%
Renter-occupied	4,172	42.9%

1-unit, detached56.6%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units8.0%

20 or more units3.3%

Mobile home & other16.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,843	56.6%
1-unit, attached	497	4.1%
2 to 4 units	1,352	11.2%
5 to 19 units	971	8.0%
20 or more units	399	3.3%
Mobile home & other	2,024	16.7%

ZIP Code 71457

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