Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,735
| This zip code: | $41,735 | | Louisiana: | $40,926 |
Nearest zip codes: 70403, 70401, 70451, 70455, 70466, 70462.
Housing units in zip code 70454 with a mortgage: 2,386 (289 second mortgage, 144 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,635
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,031
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $280
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 15.4% | | Whole state: | 18.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.7% | | Whole state: | 7.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.6 | | 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:
Churches in zip code 70454 include: Holy Guardian Angel Church (A), Bedico Church (B), Bethel Church (C), Bible Covenant Church (D), New Covenant Apostolic Faith Church (E), Good Hope Church (F), Lees Landing United Methodist Church (G), French Corner Church (H), Pine Dale Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Howes Cemetery (1), Stango Cemetery (2), Collins Cemetery (3), Cooper Cemetery (4), Mitchell Cemetery (5), Davis Cemetery (6), Morse Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs and swamps: Hoovers Pond (A), Four Mile Marsh (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Dixie Branch (A), Cedar Branch (B), P-Kaw-Shun Creek (C), Yellow Water River (D), South Slough (E), Mile Branch (F), Holden Branch (G), Black Bayou (H), Jim Reed Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Ponchatoula Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 297
- 1995 to 1998: 1,051
- 1990 to 1994: 728
- 1980 to 1989: 1,850
- 1970 to 1979: 1,448
- 1960 to 1969: 996
- 1950 to 1959: 595
- 1940 to 1949: 416
- 1939 or earlier: 533
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Ponchatoula, LA (70454): |
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- no bedroom: 48
- 1 bedrooms: 208
- 2 bedrooms: 1,225
- 3 bedrooms: 3,330
- 4 bedrooms: 915
- 5 or more bedrooms: 110
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 34
- 1 bedrooms: 297
- 2 bedrooms: 467
- 3 bedrooms: 501
- 4 bedrooms: 56
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 70454 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 235
- 1 vehicle: 1,671
- 2 vehicles: 2,792
- 3 vehicles: 958
- 4 vehicles: 156
- 5 or more vehicles: 24
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 234
- 1 vehicle: 719
- 2 vehicles: 283
- 3 vehicles: 92
- 4 vehicles: 15
- 5 or more vehicles: 12
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 70454:
- Less than $10,000: 159
- $10,000 to $14,999: 79
- $15,000 to $19,999: 111
- $20,000 to $24,999: 125
- $25,000 to $29,999: 143
- $30,000 to $34,999: 144
- $35,000 to $39,999: 145
- $40,000 to $49,999: 217
- $50,000 to $59,999: 184
- $60,000 to $69,999: 277
- $70,000 to $79,999: 202
- $80,000 to $89,999: 273
- $90,000 to $99,999: 289
- $100,000 to $124,999: 757
- $125,000 to $149,999: 831
- $150,000 to $174,999: 615
- $175,000 to $199,999: 454
- $200,000 to $249,999: 778
- $250,000 to $299,999: 450
- $300,000 to $399,999: 377
- $400,000 to $499,999: 272
- $500,000 to $749,999: 41
- $750,000 to $999,999: 10
- $1,000,000 or more: 52
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 70454:
- Less than $100: 73
- $100 to $149: 33
- $150 to $199: 45
- $200 to $249: 25
- $250 to $299: 88
- $300 to $349: 91
- $350 to $399: 62
- $400 to $449: 61
- $450 to $499: 35
- $500 to $549: 95
- $550 to $599: 41
- $600 to $649: 23
- $650 to $699: 14
- $700 to $749: 91
- $750 to $799: 48
- No cash rent: 362
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $149,542.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $161,158
- Black or African American householders: $92,604
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $224,967
- Two or more races householders: $143,161
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $237,238
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $136,382 (it was $83,600 in 2000)
| 70454: | $136,382 | | Louisiana: | $126,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $67,071 - $160,349
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $199,057| Here: | $199,057 | | State: | $177,270 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $142,250| Here: | $142,250 | | State: | $167,971 |
In 2-unit structures: $130,397| Here: | $130,397 | | State: | $218,101 |
Mobile homes: $40,181| Here: | $40,181 | | State: | $34,481 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $217,188| Here: | $217,188 | | State: | $47,390 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 5,405
- One, attached: 117
- Two: 249
- 3 or 4: 124
- 5 to 9: 46
- 10 to 19: 15
- 20 to 49: 18
- 50 or more: 5
- Mobile homes: 1,883
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 52

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 6,903 (84%)
- Carpooled: 974 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 23 (0%)
- Bicycle: 18 (0%)
- Walked: 73 (1%)
- Other means: 66 (1%)
- Worked at home: 163 (2%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 209
- 5 to 9 minutes: 695
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1266
- 15 to 19 minutes: 1507
- 20 to 24 minutes: 862
- 25 to 29 minutes: 269
- 30 to 34 minutes: 716
- 35 to 39 minutes: 196
- 40 to 44 minutes: 152
- 45 to 59 minutes: 865
- 60 to 89 minutes: 989
- 90 or more minutes: 331
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 58.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 19,751
- In family households: 17,760 (4,023 male householders, 1,408 female householders)
4,281 spouses, 6,896 children (6,256 natural, 96 adopted, 544 stepchildren), 368 grandchildren, 140 brothers or sisters, 154 parents, 238 other relatives, 252 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,991 (838 male householders (714 living alone)), 911 female householders (864 living alone)), 242 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 20 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,961 2-persons, 1,336 3-persons, 1,273 4-persons, 595 5-persons, 162 6-persons, 104 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,578 1-person, 120 2-persons, 24 3-persons, 27 4-persons.
3,864 married couples with children.
1,316 single-parent households (242 men, 1,074 women).
96.8% of residents of 70454 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (77% very well, 14% well, 9% not well).
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (58% very well, 25% well, 17% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 84 (0.4%)
(46.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.4% | | Whole state: | 2.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (18%)
- Greece (18%)
- Mexico (11%)
- United Kingdom (8%)
- Other Northern Europe (8%)
- Portugal (7%)
- Korea (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 12
- 1990 to 1994: 34
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 9
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 29
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White population: 16,925
Black population: 2,569
American Indian population: 43
Asian population: 67
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 35
Two or more races population: 127

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 3489 |
|  United States or American: 2853 |
|  French (except Basque): 2313 |
|  German: 1394 |
|  Irish: 1353 |
|  English: 1105 |
|  Italian: 1026 |
|  French Canadian: 477 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 219 |
|  Scottish: 153 |
|  Dutch: 140 |
|  African: 125 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 125 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 84 |
|  European: 74 |
|  Norwegian: 66 |
|  Hungarian: 52 |
|  Danish: 49 |
|  Polish: 43 |
|  Austrian: 36 |
|  Swedish: 29 |
|  Czech: 24 |
|  British: 23 |
|  Slovak: 18 |
|  Yugoslavian: 17 |
|  Swiss: 12 |
|  Croatian: 9 |
|  Slovene: 9 |
|  Greek: 7 |
|  Lebanese: 7 |
|  Alsatian: 7 |
|  Arab:: 7 |
|  Portuguese: 6 |
|  Canadian: 5 |
|  Russian: 5 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- PONCHATOULA HIGH SCHOOL (19452 HIGHWAY 22 EAST in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-053024
Organizations: TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PONCHATOULA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (315 EAST OAK STREET in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-053022
Organizations: TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- CHAMP COOPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (42530 HIGHWAY 445 in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-053003
Organizations: TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- PERRIN EARLY LEARNING CENTER (350 WEST ASH STREET in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-053034
Organizations: TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- REYNOLD'S INSTITUTE (16143 WEST MURRAY ROAD in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-053046
Organizations: TANGIPAHOA PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- RANGE ROAD AUTO SALVAGE AND BODY SUPPLY (1240 RANGE RD in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0162, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION,
Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS, USED; SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
- PONCHATOULA, CITY OF (PO BOX 428 in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0533, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-1996-0183, ICIS-06-1998-0487, ICIS-06-1999-0322, ICIS-06-2001-0176, ICIS-06-1996-0183,
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- PONCHATOULA, CITY OF WWTP (S OF CITY, 250' E OF HWY 51 & I-55 in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-1018, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- PONCHATOULA, CITY OF (250' E OF HWY 51 AND I-55, P.O. BOX 428 in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0278, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
- ELMER CANDY CORP (401 5TH STREET in PONCHATOULA, LA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: CANDY AND OTHER CONFECTIONERY PRODUCTS; POTATO CHIPS, CORN CHIPS, AND SIMILAR SNACKS
Organizations: SHELLEY MATUS (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ALLAN NELSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
- PONCHATOULA AUTOMOTIVE SVC (955 EAST PINE ST in PONCHATOULA, LA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
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.
Organizations: BAKER RICHARD (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, DALE A LEFTWICH (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: BAKER MTR CAR
- CHARLIES STRIPPING & REFINISHING (240 BARRINGER DR in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: CHARLIE BARNETT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- EKE NOBEL INC PONCHATOULA (124 N 2ND ST in PONCHATOULA, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: EKA NOBEL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $41,456
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (62%)
- Utility gas (31%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 16098
- Northeast: 228
- Midwest: 793
- South: 2226
- West: 297
63% of the 70454 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 76% lived in Louisiana.
Population in 1990: 15,713. Population change in the 1990s: +4,053 (+25.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 323
| Here: | 12.5% | | Louisiana: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 115
| Here: | 7.8% | | Louisiana: | 15.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 64
| Here: | 7.8% | | Louisiana: | 16.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- GREAT SOUTHERN DREDGING, INC (957 WEINBERGER TRACE DRIVE in PONCHATOULA, LA): $847,279 in 12 contracts from 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Dams, Earth Moving and Excavating Equipment by U.S. Coast Guard, Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, National Park Service, and others Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $720,279; 2005: $127,000; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$286,715 with U.S. Coast Guard for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2004-02-20. Completion date: 2004-03-09.
$101,251, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-25. Effective on 2004-02-20. Completion date: 2004-03-09.
$101,251, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-25. Effective on 2004-02-20. Completion date: 2004-03-09.
$84,000, same as above. Signed on 2004-06-15. Completion date: 2004-07-15.
- ALLIANCE BUSINESS PRODUCTS INC (155 WEST PINE ST STE A in PONCHATOULA, LA; small business): $582,997 in 17 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Engineering and Technical Services, Installation of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment, Hardware, Commercial, Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures, and more by Navy, Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year: 2000: $26,602; 2001: $31,457; 2002: $79,612; 2003: $119,312; 2004: $286,029; 2005: $25,662; 2006: $14,323.
Biggest contracts:
$79,285 with Navy for Engineering and Technical Services. Signed on 2003-08-15. Completion date: 2003-08-29.
$78,511 with Navy for Installation of Equipment -- Automatic Data Processing Equipment (Including Firmware), Software, Supplies and Support Equipment. Signed on 2004-09-27. Completion date: 2004-10-27.
$63,329 with Navy for Hardware, Commercial. Signed on 2002-03-04. Completion date: 2002-03-25.
$60,200 with Navy for Miscellaneous Furniture and Fixtures. Signed on 2004-07-06. Completion date: 2004-07-21.
- WALLACE, SARAH L (40065A EMERALD DRIVE in PONCHATOULA, LA; small business): $17,275 in 10 contracts from 2003 to 2004
Contracts for Medical/Psychiatric Consultation Services by Army Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $11,750; 2004: $5,525; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$3,600 with Army for Medical/Psychiatric Consultation Services. Signed on 2003-05-20. Completion date: 2003-05-20.
$2,100, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-26. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$1,900, same as above. Signed on 2004-01-30. Completion date: 2004-02-26.
$1,750, same as above. Signed on 2003-11-28. Completion date: 2003-12-10.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 6 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 5, 5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 3)
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
- 11 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 11 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 2 people in religious group quarters
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