Estimated median household income in 2008: $46,491
| This zip code: | $46,491 | | Louisiana: | $43,733 |
Nearest zip codes: 70037, 70092, 70085, 70056, 70131, 70058.
Housing units in zip code 70040 with a mortgage: 113 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 165
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,172
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $352
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 19.9% | | Whole state: | 17.3% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This zip code: | 6.2% | | Whole state: | 7.2% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 27
- 1995 to 1998: 38
- 1990 to 1994: 77
- 1980 to 1989: 118
- 1970 to 1979: 209
- 1960 to 1969: 167
- 1950 to 1959: 31
- 1940 to 1949: 31
- 1939 or earlier: 85
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in 70040: |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 165
- 3 bedrooms: 314
- 4 bedrooms: 58
- 5 or more bedrooms: 22
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 10
- 2 bedrooms: 50
- 3 bedrooms: 33
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 70040 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 76
- 1 vehicle: 196
- 2 vehicles: 280
- 3 vehicles: 20
- 4 vehicles: 5
- 5 or more vehicles: 6
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 35
- 1 vehicle: 35
- 2 vehicles: 29
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2008:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2008 in zip code 70040:
- Less than $10,000: 34
- $10,000 to $14,999: 17
- $15,000 to $19,999: 16
- $20,000 to $24,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 17
- $35,000 to $39,999: 5
- $40,000 to $49,999: 16
- $50,000 to $59,999: 16
- $60,000 to $69,999: 46
- $70,000 to $79,999: 12
- $80,000 to $89,999: 8
- $90,000 to $99,999: 4
- $100,000 to $124,999: 23
- $125,000 to $149,999: 11
- $150,000 to $174,999: 24
- $175,000 to $199,999: 18
- $200,000 to $249,999: 100
- $250,000 to $299,999: 78
- $300,000 to $399,999: 33
- $400,000 to $499,999: 21
- $500,000 to $749,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 37
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Rent paid by renters in 2008 in zip code 70040:
- Less than $100: 5
- $100 to $149: 2
- $200 to $249: 3
- $250 to $299: 5
- $300 to $349: 7
- $350 to $399: 5
- $400 to $449: 2
- $500 to $549: 6
- $550 to $599: 5
- $700 to $749: 3
- $750 to $799: 7
- No cash rent: 35
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008: $0.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2008 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $235,757
- Black or African American householders: $221,406
Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $180,550 (it was $107,400 in 2000)
| 70040: | $180,550 | | Louisiana: | $132,400 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $0 - $0
Mean price in 2008:
Detached houses: $276,990| Here: | $276,990 | | State: | $177,993 |
Mobile homes: $166,226| Here: | $166,226 | | State: | $34,481 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 521
- Two: 26
- Mobile homes: 230
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 445 (74%)
- Carpooled: 112 (19%)
- Ferryboat: 5 (1%)
- Taxi: 5 (1%)
- Walked: 8 (1%)
- Worked at home: 24 (4%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 0
- 5 to 9 minutes: 72
- 10 to 14 minutes: 63
- 15 to 19 minutes: 53
- 20 to 24 minutes: 39
- 25 to 29 minutes: 39
- 30 to 34 minutes: 45
- 35 to 39 minutes: 62
- 40 to 44 minutes: 14
- 45 to 59 minutes: 66
- 60 to 89 minutes: 86
- 90 or more minutes: 36
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 49.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,842
- In family households: 1,640 (324 male householders, 181 female householders)
384 spouses, 628 children (606 natural, 5 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 35 other relatives, 19 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 202 (56 male householders (39 living alone)), 112 female householders (102 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 369 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 204 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 138 4-persons, 44 5-persons, 12 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 141 1-person, 17 2-persons, 10 3-persons.
331 married couples with children.
103 single-parent households (32 men, 71 women).
96.2% of residents of 70040 zip code speak English at home.
2.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% very well, 39% well).
1.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 24% well).
Foreign born population: 16 (0.7%)
(56.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 2.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 7
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 9
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White population: 1,135
Black population: 1,222
American Indian population: 19
Asian population: 9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 4
Two or more races population: 11
First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 962 |
|  United States or American: 220 |
|  French (except Basque): 176 |
|  Italian: 158 |
|  Irish: 96 |
|  German: 92 |
|  English: 27 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 16 |
|  Dutch: 11 |
|  Lithuanian: 8 |
|  French Canadian: 6 |
|  Scottish: 6 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 4 |
|  African: 4 |
Public primary/middle school in zip code 70040 not listed on the city page:- PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 13073 HIGHWAY 15, BRAITHWAITE, LA; Grades: PK - 12)
Private primary/middle school not listed on the city page:- LYNN OAKS SCHOOL (Students: 225; Location: 1 LYNN OAKS DRIVE, BRAITHWAITE, LA; Grades: PK - 8)
facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMAX METALS RECOVERY INCORPORATED (3607 ENGLISH TURN ROAD in BRAITHWAITE, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1978-0014, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TSD (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRIMARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS, EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM
Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING.
- ELEVATING BOATS INC (900 SAINT BERNARD PARKWAY in BRAITHWAITE, LA). Tribal Land
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
Business SIC classification: CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT; BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING; WATER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Business NAICS classification: OVERHEAD TRAVELING CRANE, HOIST, AND MONORAIL SYSTEM MANUFACTURING.
Alternative names: DOUG DEAN, ELEVATING BOATS LLC
- AMAX METALS RECOVERY, INC (LA STATE HWY 3137 in BRAITHWAITE, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1986-0313, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS; PRIMARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS, EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM
Alternative names: AMAX CRI MET FAC, AMAX NICKEL IND, ROBERT A KILBORN
- PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL (13073 HIGHWAY 15 in BRAITHWAITE, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-038006
Organizations: PLAQUEMINES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMAX/NICKEL REFINING (H39/LEFT BK 76.5 AH in BRAITHWAITE, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: PRIMARY SMELTING AND REFINING OF NONFERROUS METALS, EXCEPT COPPER AND ALUMINUM
Alternative names: ROBERT A KILBORN
- B J'S CAR CRUSHING & STORAGE (3341 ENGLISH TRUN ROAD in BRAITHWAITE, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
- BASS GRAVOLET 2 PF (OFF H39 2M NORTH OF in POINTE A LA HACH, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- BENDER SHIPYARD INC (1674 HWY 39 in BRAITHWAITE, LA). Tribal Land
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
Business NAICS classification: SHIP BUILDING AND REPAIRING.
Organizations: THOMAS J BENDER JR (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PROMISED LAND ACADEMY (ROUTE 1, BOX 109 in BRAITHWAITE, LA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $31,203
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (62%)
- Electricity (37%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2035
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 23
- South: 96
- West: 19
70% of the 70040 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 89% lived in Louisiana.
Population in 1990: 2,303. Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+4.3%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 74
| Here: | 29.2% | | Louisiana: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
| Here: | 7.9% | | Louisiana: | 15.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 24
| Here: | 23.1% | | Louisiana: | 16.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Commercial Air, Rail, and Water Transportation Equipment Rental and Leasing (5-9: 1)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Golf Courses and Country Clubs (1-4: 1)
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Lawyers (1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (1-4: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters
- 276 people in state prisons
- 76 people in nursing homes
- 16 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2007 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2 | $80,345 | 2 | $106,850 | 1 | $45,720 | 2 | $79,250 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $56,120 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $63,520 | 1 | $89,140 | 2 | $42,585 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2006 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | D) Home Improvement Loans
| G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $16,290 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 1 | $19,140 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $16,560 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 1 | $43,790 | 1 | $39,560 | 1 | $24,230 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $72,680 | 3 | $90,833 | 4 | $83,375 | 1 | $23,800 | 1 | $75,840 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $60,250 | 1 | $102,800 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 2 | $57,915 | 6 | $89,772 | 1 | $52,370 | 1 | $62,930 | 1 | $22,030 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 1 | $81,950 | 3 | $88,923 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $102,970 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $131,160 | 4 | $75,470 | 7 | $74,971 | 1 | $36,820 | 1 | $92,570 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $59,280 | 2 | $83,295 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $67,800 | 9 | $70,258 | 2 | $47,005 | 1 | $40,790 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $84,010 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $88,840 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings
| D) Home Improvement Loans
| F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) |
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $112,240 | 3 | $93,550 | 10 | $72,853 | 1 | $27,660 | 1 | $78,740 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $39,400 | 2 | $67,805 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 1 | $68,290 | 10 | $72,371 | 2 | $20,580 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 3 | $86,333 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $79,010 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts:
0302.04
Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2005 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $95,090 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2004 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans |
| Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $66,040 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 |
Aggregated Statistics For Year 2003 (Based on 2 partial tracts)
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| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings
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| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1 | $80,990 | 1 | $53,600 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:
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Conventional Home Purchase Loans
Conventional Home Purchase Loans - Value
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