70556 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Mermentau, LA Acadia Parish, LA Zip code population (2000): 737 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 713 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 348 Renter-occupied apartments: 93 % of renters here:   32% State:   32% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 70556: 74.0 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 6.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 107 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.5% ($199) Louisiana:   0.2% ($199) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 358   (48.6%) Females: 379   (51.4%) Discuss zip code 70556 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users 100% rural population. Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $57,265 70556:   $57,265 Louisiana:   $126,800 According to our research of public records there were 5 registered sex offenders living in 70556 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   34.9 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.6 people Louisiana:   2.6 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70556, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,990 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $27,990 State:   $39,411 Salary/wage: $26,426 (reported on 90.1% of returns) Here:   $26,426 State:   $34,434 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.1% for AGIs below $10k, 84.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.9% for AGIs $75k-100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $532 (reported on 24.6% of returns) This zip code:   $532 Louisiana:   $1,606 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k) Taxable dividends: $263 (reported on 6.1% of returns) Here:   $263 State:   $3,235 Profit/loss from business: +$2,720 (reported on 8.0% of returns) Here:   +$2,720 State:   +$9,128 Total itemized deductions: $11,636 (1% of AGI, reported on 3.5% of returns) Here:   $11,636 State:   $18,222 Total tax: $3,103 (reported on 59.1% of returns) 70556:   $3,103 State:   $6,529 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k) Earned income credit: $1,445 (reported on 35.1% of returns) Here:   $1,445 State:   $2,103 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.2% Here:   73% State:   61% (% for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $10k, 78.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

This zip code:	$33,886
Louisiana:	$40,926

Nearest zip codes: 70537, 70559, 70531, 70546, 70534, 70543.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	73.8%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	6.7%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.7% of all households

Housing units in zip code 70556 with a mortgage: 48 (2 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 102

This zip code:	28.2%
Whole state:	18.6%

This zip code:	5.1%
Whole state:	7.8%

Here:	5.2
State:	5.8

Here:	4.6
State:	4.1

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Cemetery: Quebodaux Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post office: Mermentau Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 70556: Less than $10,000: 12 $10,000 to $14,999: 6 $15,000 to $19,999: 8 $20,000 to $24,999: 10 $25,000 to $29,999: 10 $30,000 to $34,999: 11 $35,000 to $39,999: 12 $40,000 to $49,999: 15 $50,000 to $59,999: 15 $60,000 to $69,999: 18 $70,000 to $79,999: 22 $80,000 to $89,999: 10 $90,000 to $99,999: 8 $100,000 to $124,999: 17 $125,000 to $149,999: 8 $150,000 to $174,999: 2 $175,000 to $199,999: 5 $200,000 to $249,999: 1

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 70556: Less than $100: 8 $100 to $149: 4 $150 to $199: 10 $200 to $249: 10 $250 to $299: 3 $300 to $349: 5 $350 to $399: 2 No cash rent: 28

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $28,632.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $69,044
• Black or African American householders: $54,319
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $53,174

70556:	$56,123
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $74,007

Here:	$74,007
State:	$177,270

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $151,096

Here:	$151,096
State:	$189,844

Mobile homes: $16,768

Here:	$16,768
State:	$34,481

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 239
• One, attached: 5
• Two: 17
• 3 or 4: 7
• 20 to 49: 20
• 50 or more: 13
• Mobile homes: 55

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 208 (76%) Carpooled: 38 (14%) Walked: 18 (7%) Other means: 4 (1%) Worked at home: 4 (1%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 32 5 to 9 minutes: 19 10 to 14 minutes: 23 15 to 19 minutes: 43 20 to 24 minutes: 37 25 to 29 minutes: 2 30 to 34 minutes: 29 35 to 39 minutes: 6 40 to 44 minutes: 4 45 to 59 minutes: 27 60 to 89 minutes: 19 90 or more minutes: 27

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 42.3%

Household type by relationship
Households: 739

• In family households: 646 (151 male householders, 55 female householders)

  137 spouses, 258 children (242 natural, 9 adopted, 7 stepchildren), 21 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 3 parents, 5 other relatives, 14 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 93 (36 male householders (23 living alone)), 36 female householders (33 living alone)), 21 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 81 2-persons, 62 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 26 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 10 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 3 4-persons.

133 married couples with children.
52 single-parent households (11 men, 41 women).

76.5% of residents of 70556 zip code speak English at home.
0.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).
23.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (86% very well, 11% well, 3% not well).
White population: 636
Black population: 90
American Indian population: 3
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 3
Two or more races population: 5

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 155

United States or American: 117

French (except Basque): 113

French Canadian: 102

Acadian/Cajun: 82

German: 24

Canadian: 13

British: 9

English: 6

Scottish: 5

Italian: 4

Irish: 2

Russian: 2

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER LLC NRG - S CEN (118 BERGEAUX RD in MERMENTAU, LA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
  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: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Organizations: NRG SOUTH CENTRAL - BAYOU COVE (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER PLANT

• HOUSSIERE-LATREILLE TANK BATTERY - JENNI (4 MI NE OF in MERMENTAU, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  

• B & B TRUCK RPR (7203 HWY 90 in MERMENTAU, LA)

  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: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  Organizations: GLENN LEBLANC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• PAI TRANSPORTATION (1027 4TH ST in MERMENTAU, LA)

  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: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  Organizations: ANDREW GUINN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ASCENSION PROCESSING COMPANY DBA GULF SOUTH PROCESSING (U S HIGHWAY 90 in MERMENTAU, LA)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SERVICES
  

• GSX RECOVERY SYSTEMS INC (US HIGHWAY 90 in MERMENTAU, LA)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SERVICES
  

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,933

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

• This state: 688
• Northeast: 2
• Midwest: 9
• South: 23
• West: 17

68% of the 70556 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 57% lived in Louisiana.

Here:	8.2%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	11.6%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	40.0%
Louisiana:	16.8%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BROUSSARD RICE MILL INC (1070 S/S SOUTHERN PCF RR in MERMENTAU, LA; small business): $16,019,935 in 21 contracts from 2000 to 2003

  Contracts for Outerwear, Women's, Bakery and Cereal Products by Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code), Farm Service Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $3,262,000; 2001: $2,813,000; 2002: $2,433,000; 2003: $7,511,935; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,972,000 with Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code) for Outerwear, Women's. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-12-15.
  $1,875,015 with Farm Service Agency for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
  $1,728,475, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
  $1,590,323, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
  

• RICE MERMENTAU INC (102 S 13TH ST in MERMENTAU, LA; small business)
  120 employees, $17800000 revenue. : $2,832,735 in 19 contracts from 2000 to 2004

  Contracts for Bakery and Cereal Products by Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code)
  Signed by year: 2000: $25,000; 2001: $594,000; 2002: $569,018; 2003: $517,939; 2004: $1,126,778; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $667,854 with Farm Service Agency for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2004-07-20. Completion date: 2004-10-05.
  $458,924, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-24. Completion date: 2004-11-05.
  $378,000 with Farm Service Agency for Bakery and Cereal Products. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
  $272,000 with Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code) for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2001-05-15. Completion date: 2001-08-15.
  

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)

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