ZIP Code 71461

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Vernon Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 2,253
Median household income: $49,188
Median home value: $123,200

ZIP Code 71461 (Vernon Parish, Louisiana) is home to about 2,253 residents. Its median household income of $49,188 runs below the Vernon Parish figure of $58,281.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 71461's population held roughly steady from 2,268 to 2,253, while its median gross rent rose 5.9% from $724 to $767.

64.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,253
Median age: 37.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,188
Median home value: $123,200
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 1,158
Homeownership rate: 46.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.0%
Unemployment rate: 15.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,2682,253

Median household income

$43,382$49,188

Median home value

$115,200$123,200

Median gross rent

$724$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,268	$43,382	$115,200	$724
2020	2,623	$40,000	$118,600	$652
2021	2,377	$51,169	$114,700	$746
2022	2,197	$50,265	$128,200	$796
2023	2,253	$49,188	$123,200	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6411.3%

65 to 7411.4%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	145	6.4%
5 to 17	418	18.6%
18 to 24	184	8.2%
25 to 34	296	13.1%
35 to 44	314	13.9%
45 to 54	298	13.2%
55 to 64	255	11.3%
65 to 74	257	11.4%
75 and over	86	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	815	36.2%
Black or African American	680	30.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.4%
Asian	76	3.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	50	2.2%
Some other race	11	0.5%
Two or more races	309	13.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	303	13.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma15.1%

High school graduate38.9%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree13.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	227	15.1%
High school graduate	586	38.9%
Some college or associate's	467	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	196	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	30	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit1.4%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home2.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	826	86.9%
Carpooled	58	6.1%
Public transit	13	1.4%
Walked	28	2.9%
Bicycle	1	0.1%
Worked from home	25	2.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	307	33.2%
15 to 29 min	477	51.5%
30 to 44 min	83	9.0%
45 to 59 min	46	5.0%
60+ min	13	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.20
Poverty rate: 21.3% (480 of 2,249)

	Count	Share
Family households	568	55.4%
Nonfamily households	457	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,025	88.5%
Vacant	133	11.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	475	46.3%
Renter-occupied	550	53.7%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units8.4%

5 to 19 units16.1%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	746	64.4%
1-unit, attached	4	0.3%
2 to 4 units	97	8.4%
5 to 19 units	186	16.1%
20 or more units	19	1.6%
Mobile home & other	106	9.2%

ZIP Code 71461

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