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City: Empire, LA
Plaquemines Parish, LA
Zip code population (2000): 525
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 504



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Houses and condos: 220
Renter-occupied apartments: 36
% of renters here:  20%
State:  32%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 70050: 73.9 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 1.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 347 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  1.8% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)

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Males: 269  (51.2%)
Females: 256  (48.8%)

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Urban population: 416
Rural population: 109

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $16,360
70050:  $16,360
Louisiana:  $126,800

According to our research of public records there were no registered sex offenders living in this zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  31.2 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  3.0 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70050, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $23,906 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $23,906
State:  $39,411

Salary/wage: $23,442 (reported on 73.7% of returns)
Here:  $23,442
State:  $34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.8% for AGIs below $10k, 76.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $889 (reported on 14.2% of returns)
This zip code:  $889
Louisiana:  $1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $1,548 (reported on 7.0% of returns)
Here:  $1,548
State:  $3,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,722 (reported on 4.0% of returns)
Here:  +$1,722
State:  +$8,531

Profit/loss from business: +$7,085 (reported on 31.9% of returns)
Here:  +$7,085
State:  +$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs below $10k, 20.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, -3.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,656 (2% of AGI, reported on 7.2% of returns)
Here:  $15,656
State:  $18,222

Charity contributions deductions: $2,174 (4.0% of AGI, reported on 5.2% of returns)
Here:  $2,174
Louisiana:  $4,190

Here:  4.0% of AGI
State:  4.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,619 (reported on 60.7% of returns)
70050:  $3,619
State:  $6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 19.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,128 (reported on 44.0% of returns)
Here:  $2,128
State:  $2,103
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.5% for AGIs below $10k, 9.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.4%
Here:  78%
State:  61%
(% for various income ranges: 77.1% for AGIs below $10k, 84.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.9% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,827
This zip code:  $27,827
Louisiana:  $40,926
Empire, LA (70050) map

Nearest zip codes: 70041, 70038, 70083, 70091, 70082, 70358.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  67.8%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  9.8%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.6% of all households

Housing units in zip code 70050 with a mortgage: 34 (10 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 19


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $913

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $349

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  30.3%
Whole state:  18.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  15.0%
Whole state:  7.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  4.8
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.5
State:  4.1


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

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Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 32
  • 1970 to 1979: 112
  • 1960 to 1969: 47
  • 1950 to 1959: 11
  • 1940 to 1949: 7
  • 1939 or earlier: 7



Zip code 70050 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Empire, LA (70050):
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 9
  • 2 bedrooms: 55
  • 3 bedrooms: 66
  • 4 bedrooms: 18
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 12
  • 2 bedrooms: 6
  • 3 bedrooms: 18
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 70050 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 28
  • 1 vehicle: 59
  • 2 vehicles: 61
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 7
  • 1 vehicle: 24
  • 2 vehicles: 5
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 70050 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 70050 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 70050:

  • Less than $10,000: 45
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 22
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 9
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 4
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 4
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 2
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 7
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 7
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 5
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 4
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 4
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 4
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 12
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 9
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 2
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 4
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 1
 



70050 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 70050:

  • $300 to $349: 3
  • $350 to $399: 11
  • $400 to $449: 4
  • No cash rent: 10
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.


Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $122,709
  • Black or African American householders: $99,313
  • Two or more races householders: $89,987

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $16,562 (it was $9,999 in 2000)
70050:  $16,562
Louisiana:  $126,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $53,907 - $118,346

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $94,500
Here:  $94,500
State:  $177,270

Mobile homes: $8,118
Here:  $8,118
State:  $34,481


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 70
  • One, attached: 7
  • 3 or 4: 5
  • Mobile homes: 134
70050 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 114 (63%)
  • Carpooled: 20 (11%)
  • Taxi: 7 (4%)
  • Walked: 10 (6%)
  • Other means: 30 (17%)
 

70050 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 20
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 38
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 29
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 18
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 43
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 0
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 20
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 0
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 0
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 0
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 0
  • 90 or more minutes: 13
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 587

  • In family households: 487 (53 male householders, 77 female householders)
    101 spouses, 190 children (190 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 40 grandchildren, 7 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 7 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 100 (29 male householders (9 living alone)), 37 female householders (22 living alone)), 34 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 25 2-persons, 45 3-persons, 25 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 19 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person, 28 2-persons, 7 3-persons.

97 married couples with children.
30 single-parent households (6 men, 24 women).

91.5% of residents of 70050 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).
7.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (16% very well, 66% well, 18% not well).

Foreign born population: 24 (4.6%)
(100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  4.6%
Whole state:  2.6%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Other Eastern Europe (100%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 8
  • 1985 to 1989: 7
  • 1980 to 1984: 9
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 0

White population: 281
Black population: 207
American Indian population: 0
Asian population: 24
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 7
Two or more races population: 6

Zip code 70050 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 204
 United States or American: 154
 French (except Basque): 46
 Croatian: 36
 German: 27
 Yugoslavian: 17
 English: 13
 European: 7
 Acadian/Cajun: 6



Zip code 70050 topographic map


Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • QUARANTINE BAY TANK BATTERY #2 (7M EAST OF in EMPIRE, LA)
    AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: FRANCIS BROUSSARD, MICHAEL A OSBORNE, PENNZENERGY QUARANTI, QBAY TB#2, RICHARD AUST
  • BASTIAN BAY FACILITY (6 MI S OF in EMPIRE, LA). Tribal Land
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: JERRY N BLOSSOM, UNION BASTIAN BAY
  • BASTIAN BAY FEE 4 FACILITY (4.6 MI SW OF in EMPIRE, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: LA L & E BASTIAN BAY
  • NORTH BLACK BAY FIELD BLOCK 21 (14.5 MI NNE OF in EMPIRE, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: DENNIS W CHRISTIAN, W G HELIS N BLACK
  • PLAQUEMINES PH GOVERNMENT ( in EMPIRE, LA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: BOAT BUILDING AND REPAIRING
    Alternative names: PLAQUEMINES PH EMPIRE DRY DOCK
  • EMPIRE MACHINE WORKS LLC ( in EMPIRE, LA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
    Alternative names: EMPIRE MACHINE WORK-
  • EMPIRE PIT - DISPOSAL OF C&D (HWY 11 NE OF ELIZABETH LANE in EMPIRE, LA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  • EQUILON (3 MI ABOVE DRAWBRIDGE in EMPIRE, LA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM PIPELINES
    Alternative names: EQUILON/SHELL PIPE-NAIRN STAT
  • MIKES AUTO RPR (174 ROSE MARIE DR in EMPIRE, LA). Tribal Land
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  • MODERN BOAT SVC INC (HWY 23 S 1M S SUNRISE in EMPIRE, LA). Tribal Land
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: LUKA CVITANOVIC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • FRELICH MARINE TRANSP (32084 HWY 23 in EMPIRE, LA). Tribal Land
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: VINCENT FRELICH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • 353518 BASTIAN BAY CF (4 MI S OF in EMPIRE, LA)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC and NAICS classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  • BASTIAN BAY (4MILES BY BOAT FROM in EMPIRE, LA)
    CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
    Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
    Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS.


Median worth of mobile homes: $14,443

Zip code 70050 marital status for males
Zip code 70050 marital status for females


Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (46%)
  • Electricity (41%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%)


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

  • This state: 380
  • Northeast: 9
  • Midwest: 14
  • South: 134
  • West: 14

65% of the 70050 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 35% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 20% lived in Louisiana.

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 5
Here:  5.2%
Louisiana:  17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:  0.0%
Louisiana:  15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:  46.2%
Louisiana:  16.8%


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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

  • Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1)
  • Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)

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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)

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