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71272 Zip Code (Ruston, LA) Detailed Profile




City: Ruston, LA
County: Lincoln Parish, LA
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,879

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71272: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 11,502 people per square mile 
 
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.5% ($1,154)
Louisiana:

0.5% ($1,127)
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Males: 1,163  (61.9%)
Females: 714  (38.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 71272:

  • High school or higher: 93.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 8.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71272:

  • Never married: 100.0%
  • Now married: 0.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 0.0%

Zip code 71272 compared to state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage above state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
  • Number of college students significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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100% urban population.

Median resident age:
This zip code:

20.1 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71272, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $6,604 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$6,604
State:

$39,411

Salary/wage: $7,562 (reported on 97.8% of returns)
Here:

$7,562
State:

$34,434

Total tax: $1,500 (reported on 17.6% of returns)
71272:

$1,500
State:

$6,529


Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 16.5%
Here:

16%
State:

61%

Nearest zip codes: 71270, 71245, 71235, 71275, 71227, 71268.
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Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 708 (0 now married, 717 unmarried)


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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $425,656.

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $237,275
Here:

$237,275
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $171,658
Here:

$171,658
State:

$297,713

In 2-unit structures: $103,702
Here:

$103,702
State:

$325,117

Mobile homes: $69,710
Here:

$69,710
State:

$89,857

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 71272

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 71272
  • 24.5%222Drove a car alone
  • 1.0%9Bicycle
  • 28.6%259Walked
  • 62.6%566Worked at home

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71272

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71272
  • 117Less than 5 minutes
  • 2745 to 9 minutes
  • 2410 to 14 minutes
  • 2515 to 19 minutes
  • 320 to 24 minutes
  • 525 to 29 minutes
  • 760 to 89 minutes
  • 290 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 97.7%

Household type by relationship:

95.2% of residents of 71272 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (20% very well, 80% well).
2.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).

Foreign born population: 141 (7.5%)
(67.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

7.5%
Whole state:

4.2%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 25%Romania
  • 8%Honduras
  • 6%Zimbabwe
  • 4%Bolivia
  • 3%Taiwan
  • 3%Thailand
Most common first ancestries reported in 71272
  • 17%German
  • 8%Russian
  • 6%French
  • 5%Irish
  • 4%English
  • 3%Scotch-Irish
  • 2%Eastern European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1022010 or later
  • 502000 to 2009
  • 41990 to 1999
  • 0Before 1990

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • A. E. PHILLIPS LABORATORY SCHOOL (HERGOT STREET in RUSTON, LA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-031011
    Organizations: LINCOLN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 1,058
  • Northeast: 2
  • Midwest: 60
  • South: 503
  • West: 103

50% of the 71272 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from different county within same state.

Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:

0.0%
Louisiana:

17.4%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 7,932Food preparation and serving related occupations
  • 7,246Management occupations
  • 6,156Sales and related occupations
  • 5,377Transportation occupations
  • 4,982Personal care and service occupations
  • 4,629Office and administrative support occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (RAIL ROAD AVENUE, WYLY TOW in RUSTON, LA) : $1,178,483 in 38 contracts from 2000 to 2006
    Contracts for Defense Aircraft -- Basic Research (R&D), Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees, Other Research and Development -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), Other Defense -- Applied Research and Exploratory Development (R&D), and more by Navy, Air Force, Army, NASA, and others
    Signed by year: 2000: $484,241; 2001: $146,773; 2002: $191,475; 2003: $10,296; 2004: $93,388; 2005: $201,866; 2006: $50,444.

    Biggest contracts:
    $146,000 with Navy for Defense Aircraft -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2000-12-20. Completion date: 2002-02-16.
    $125,948, same as above. Signed on 2000-02-17. Completion date: 2002-02-16.
    $100,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-08-11. Completion date: 2003-08-15.
    $72,329, same as above. Signed on 2002-04-16. Completion date: 2003-08-15.

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Food Service Contractors (100-249: 1)

Businesses in zip code 71272

  • Burger King: 1
  • Chick-Fil-A: 1

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