ZIP Code 71459

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 10,090
Median household income: $56,783

ZIP Code 71459 (Vernon Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 10,090 residents. Its median household income of $56,783 runs in line with the Vernon Parish figure of $58,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 71459's population declined 10.8% from 11,311 to 10,090, while its median gross rent rose 4.3% from $1,093 to $1,140.

Households average 2.70 people. The median gross rent is $1,140.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,090
Median age: 23.4 yrs
Median household income: $56,783
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,140
Housing units: 3,652
Homeownership rate: 0.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,31110,090

Median household income

$46,530$56,783

Median gross rent

$1,093$1,140

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	11,311	$46,530	$1,093
2020	11,223	$46,264	$1,000
2021	11,363	$50,280	$1,056
2022	10,402	$51,967	$1,109
2023	10,090	$56,783	$1,140

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

Age distribution

Under 512.6%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 2426.6%

25 to 3425.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 541.9%

55 to 640.6%

65 to 740.5%

75 and over0.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,273	12.6%
5 to 17	1,761	17.5%
18 to 24	2,680	26.6%
25 to 34	2,576	25.5%
35 to 44	1,468	14.5%
45 to 54	192	1.9%
55 to 64	61	0.6%
65 to 74	53	0.5%
75 and over	26	0.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,171	51.2%
Black or African American	1,697	16.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	223	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	83	0.8%
Some other race	55	0.5%
Two or more races	553	5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,291	22.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate20.7%

Some college or associate's49.1%

Bachelor's degree17.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	191	4.4%
High school graduate	904	20.7%
Some college or associate's	2,149	49.1%
Bachelor's degree	776	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	356	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled7.6%

Public transit0.4%

Walked9.0%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home11.8%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,833	69.6%
Carpooled	421	7.6%
Public transit	23	0.4%
Walked	498	9.0%
Bicycle	19	0.3%
Worked from home	649	11.8%
Other means	61	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,461	71.3%
15 to 29 min	1,125	23.2%
30 to 44 min	113	2.3%
45 to 59 min	24	0.5%
60+ min	132	2.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.70
Poverty rate: 16.3% (1,427 of 8,774)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,463	75.9%
Nonfamily households	784	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1996

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,247	88.9%
Vacant	405	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	15	0.5%
Renter-occupied	3,232	99.5%

1-unit, detached7.0%

1-unit, attached29.6%

2 to 4 units56.9%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other1.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	254	7.0%
1-unit, attached	1,080	29.6%
2 to 4 units	2,078	56.9%
5 to 19 units	174	4.8%
20 or more units	21	0.6%
Mobile home & other	45	1.2%

ZIP Code 71459

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