Estimated zip code population in 2019: 19,389 Zip code population in 2010: 18,540 Zip code population in 2000: 14,996
Houses and condos: 8,757 Renter-occupied apartments: 2,093
% of renters here:
28%
State:
34%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 70438: 80.8 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 336.1 sq. mi. Water area: 2.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 58 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.4% ($451)
Louisiana:
0.5% ($919)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $780 (0.6%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $275 (0.3%)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 70438, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,475 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$43,475
State:
$56,730
Salary/wage: $38,992 (reported on 83.5% of returns)
Here:
$38,992
State:
$45,545
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.4% for AGIs below $25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 38.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,415 (reported on 20.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,415
Louisiana:
$1,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,969 (reported on 9.2% of returns)
Here:
$3,969
State:
$7,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,931 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
+$5,931
State:
+$17,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$11,218 (reported on 20.3% of returns)
Here:
+$11,218
State:
+$12,088
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,737 (reported on 5.9% of returns)
70438:
$15,737
Louisiana:
$16,085
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)
Total itemized deductions: $22,651 (25% of AGI, reported on 21.0% of returns)
Here:
$22,651
State:
$23,585
Here:
25.1% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $25k, 11.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $5,923 (reported on 15.3% of returns)
Here:
$5,923
State:
$5,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $4,105 (reported on 20.9% of returns)
70438:
$4,105
State:
$6,282
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,701 (reported on 33.3% of returns)
Here:
$2,701
State:
$2,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 69.8%
Here:
70%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 88.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70438, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,825 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$31,825
State:
$39,411
Salary/wage: $28,720 (reported on 85.3% of returns)
Here:
$28,720
State:
$34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.2% for AGIs below $10k, 79.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,639 (reported on 29.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,639
Louisiana:
$1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,173 (reported on 10.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,173
State:
$3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,119 (reported on 9.7% of returns)
Here:
+$6,119
State:
+$8,531
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,746 (reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:
+$7,746
State:
+$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,642 (reported on 1.4% of returns)
70438:
$2,642
Louisiana:
$3,055
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Self-employed pension: $15,500 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
Here:
$15,500
Louisiana:
$17,274
Total itemized deductions: $17,227 (24% of AGI, reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$17,227
State:
$18,222
Here:
23.6% of AGI
State:
20.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,362 (6% of AGI, reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,362
State:
$4,190
Here:
5.7% of AGI
State:
4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,394 (reported on 63.2% of returns)
70438:
$4,394
State:
$6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,189 (reported on 34.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,189
State:
$2,103
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.4%
Here:
70%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 65.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,399 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 5,928
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 302 (51 now married, 245 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 4,078 (1,634 now married, 2,447 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 70438 with a mortgage: 2,192 (8 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 21 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 3,153
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,011 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $272
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
20.1%
Whole state:
19.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
16.3%
Whole state:
10.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 70438: Franklinton Plant Number 1 Wastewater Treatment Plant (A), Gemstone Plantation Country Club (B), Franklinton Country Club (C), Choctaw Road Landfill (D), Louisiana State University Southeast Research Station (E), Washington Parish Sheriff's Office (F), Franklinton Police Department - Equipment Yard (G), Franklinton Town Hall (H), Washington Parish Police Jury (I), D A Varnado Store Museum (J), Washington Parish Library Enon Branch (K), Washington Parish Library (L), Washington Parish Activity Center (M), Washington Parish Police Jury (N), Franklinton Police Department - Equipment Yard (O), Washington Parish Police Jury (P), Franklinton Police Department (Q), Washington Parish Fire District 8 (R), Good Samaritan Living Center (S), Heritage Manor of Franklinton (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 70438 include: Sharp Church (A), State Line Church (B), Water Valley Church (C), Fisher Church (D), Forest Haven Church (E), Jesus Name Holiness Church (F), Lighthouse Church (G), Hays Church (H), Missionary Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Star Hill Cemetery (1), Simmons Cemetery (2), Mount Sinai Cemetery (3), Wallace Cemetery (4), Briarwood Cemetery (5), Saint James Cemetery (6), Crains Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Barlow Branch (A), Daniel Branch (B), Crains Creek (C), Clearwater Creek (D), Calico Branch (E), Ennis Branch (F), East Fork Bogue Lusa Creek (G), Crystal Creek (H), Buckeye Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 290 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,354 2-persons, 1,322 3-persons, 914 4-persons, 452 5-persons, 120 6-persons, 40 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,971 1-person, 165 2-persons, 32 3-persons
2,075 married couples with children.
1,508 single-parent households (414 men, 1,094 women).
93.6% of residents of 70438 zip code speak English at home.
3.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% very well, 11% well, 21% not well, 27% not at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (43% very well, 26% well, 32% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (45% very well, 55% well).
Foreign born population: 406 (2.1%) (39.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.1%
Whole state:
4.2%
62%Honduras
7%Guatemala
4%El Salvador
4%Sudan
3%Hong Kong
2%France
2%Sweden
15%American
7%Irish
5%English
3%European
2%German
2%French
1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
1172010 or later
1042000 to 2009
531990 to 1999
205Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
PINE HIGH SCHOOL (27164 HIGHWAY 62 in FRANKLINTON, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-059008 Organizations: WASHINGTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ENON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (14058 HIGHWAY 16 in FRANKLINTON, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-059002 Organizations: WASHINGTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FRANKLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (902 CLEVELAND STREET in FRANKLINTON, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-059003 Organizations: WASHINGTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FRANKLINTON HIGH SCHOOL (1 DEMON CIRCLE in FRANKLINTON, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-059006 Organizations: WASHINGTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FRANKLINTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (617 MAIN STREET in FRANKLINTON, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-059004 Organizations: WASHINGTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FRANKLINTON PRIMARY SCHOOL (610 T. W. BARKER DRIVE in FRANKLINTON, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-059005 Organizations: WASHINGTON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO - FRANKLINTO (18169 LEE ROAD in FRANKLINTON, LA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit AIR MAJOR ("Best Available" air pollution technologies tracking) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Organizations: CITRUS CORP (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: C/S NO. 9, FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION CO.(E, FLORIDA GAS TRANS CS 9, FLORIDA GAS TRANSMI-FRANKLINTO, FLORIDA GAS TRANSMISSION COMPANY, JAMES L BEETS
MR. ESTER PENTON DBA PENTON SAND AND GRAVEL (SECTION 37, TOWNSHIP 1 S, RANGE 10 E, CHANNEL OF in FRANKLINTON, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2001-2701, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION Business SIC classification: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION
AGRICO FARM CENTER (ENON HWY S in FRANKLINTON, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: AGRICO CHEMICAL COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
BORDEN CULTURED PROD (ENON HWY in FRANKLINTON, LA)
4-S DAIRY (67617 Z MCDANIEL ROAD in FRANKLINTON, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
ALVIN L. GRAHAM DAIRY (67054 MCDANIEL ROAD in FRANKLINTON, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
ARB, INC. (KC GROCERY in FRANKLINTON, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.6% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.2%
75.3%Electricity
12.9%Utility gas
9.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.0%Wood
Population in 1990: 16,352.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,967
Northeast: 121
Midwest: 371
South: 3,267
West: 134
70% of the 70438 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.
89% of the 70438 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 255
Here:
14.3%
Louisiana:
16.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 154
Here:
11.6%
Louisiana:
16.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 67
Here:
9.6%
Louisiana:
15.8%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
76,571Personal care and service occupations
70,894Legal occupations
65,181Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
52,144Health technologists and technicians
50,370Architecture and engineering occupations
46,366Management occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
SMITH, JACKIE (1318 GREENLAW ST in FRANKLINTON, LA; small business) : $12,168 in 2 contractsin 2003
$9,360 with Army for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2003-06-30. Completion date: 2003-07-07.
$2,808 with Army for Meat, Poultry, and Fish. Signed on 2003-05-22. Completion date: 2003-05-31.
Hillcrest Baptist church (2201 E. Washington St in Franklinton, LA; small business)
$0 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2005-09-14. Completion date: 2006-03-13.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 4 establishments)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (50-99: 1, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Mining: Construction Sand and Gravel Mining (50-99: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
Utilities: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (50-99: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Consumer Lending (50-99: 1, 1-4: 3)
Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (50-99: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
138 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
103 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
8 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
185 people in nursing homes
109 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in homes for the mentally ill
7 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
6 people in other group homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 6
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 6
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 10
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 6
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 7
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 7
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 9
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 110. The highest number of fires - 200 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (50.0%), and Structure Fires (36.4%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 70438