Estimated median household income in 2007: $27,229
| This zip code: | $27,229 | | Louisiana: | $40,926 |
Nearest zip codes: 70650, 70648, 70591, 70647, 70651, 70658.
Housing units in zip code 70640 with a mortgage: 32 (2 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $856
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $269
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 29.5% | | Whole state: | 18.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 7.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.8 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.7 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 2
- 1995 to 1998: 39
- 1990 to 1994: 8
- 1980 to 1989: 30
- 1970 to 1979: 21
- 1960 to 1969: 23
- 1950 to 1959: 12
- 1940 to 1949: 19
- 1939 or earlier: 19
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fenton, LA (70640): |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 5
- 2 bedrooms: 28
- 3 bedrooms: 62
- 4 bedrooms: 11
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 20
- 3 bedrooms: 30
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 70640 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 10
- 1 vehicle: 34
- 2 vehicles: 43
- 3 vehicles: 19
- 4 vehicles: 2
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 19
- 1 vehicle: 25
- 2 vehicles: 11
- 3 vehicles: 0
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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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 70640:
- Less than $10,000: 7
- $10,000 to $14,999: 3
- $15,000 to $19,999: 4
- $20,000 to $24,999: 4
- $25,000 to $29,999: 4
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $35,000 to $39,999: 5
- $40,000 to $49,999: 12
- $50,000 to $59,999: 13
- $60,000 to $69,999: 7
- $70,000 to $79,999: 2
- $80,000 to $89,999: 7
- $90,000 to $99,999: 7
- $100,000 to $124,999: 7
- $125,000 to $149,999: 6
- $150,000 to $174,999: 1
- $175,000 to $199,999: 2
- $200,000 to $249,999: 11
- $300,000 to $399,999: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 70640:
- Less than $100: 12
- $100 to $149: 7
- $200 to $249: 3
- $250 to $299: 3
- $300 to $349: 1
- $1,500 to $1,999: 6
- No cash rent: 10
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $43,030.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $98,167
- Black or African American householders: $52,192
- Two or more races householders: $61,354
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $61,354
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $57,085 (it was $35,600 in 2000)
| 70640: | $57,085 | | Louisiana: | $126,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $24,829 - $87,076
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $92,325| Here: | $92,325 | | State: | $177,270 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $7,554| Here: | $7,554 | | State: | $167,971 |
Mobile homes: $32,885| Here: | $32,885 | | State: | $34,481 |
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: 139
- One, attached: 2
- 3 or 4: 3
- Mobile homes: 29

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 131 (80%)
- Carpooled: 25 (15%)
- Walked: 8 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 12
- 5 to 9 minutes: 8
- 10 to 14 minutes: 9
- 15 to 19 minutes: 13
- 20 to 24 minutes: 40
- 25 to 29 minutes: 11
- 30 to 34 minutes: 33
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 14
- 45 to 59 minutes: 14
- 60 to 89 minutes: 4
- 90 or more minutes: 0
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 26.2%
Household type by relationship
Households: 437
- In family households: 386 (77 male householders, 41 female householders)
81 spouses, 174 children (168 natural, 0 adopted, 6 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 2 parents, 5 other relatives, 6 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 51 (20 male householders (17 living alone)), 26 female householders (26 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 2 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 46 2-persons, 26 3-persons, 28 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 8 6-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 43 1-person, 3 2-persons.
84 married couples with children.
44 single-parent households (12 men, 32 women).
88.8% of residents of 70640 zip code speak English at home.
11.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 4% well, 24% not well).
White population: 199
Black population: 232
American Indian population: 1
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 2
Two or more races population: 5

First ancestries reported:
|  Other groups: 207 |
|  United States or American: 61 |
|  French (except Basque): 30 |
|  French Canadian: 10 |
|  Acadian/Cajun: 7 |
|  German: 6 |
|  British: 6 |
|  Irish: 3 |
|  Scottish: 3 |
|  English: 2 |
|  Italian: 1 |

Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- FENTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (509 FIRST STREET in FENTON, LA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-027003
Organizations: JEFFERSON DAVIS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AGHOP INC 31 #1 FACILITY (4 MI NW OF in WOODLAWN, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Alternative names: SONAT/AGHOP INC 31#1
- AUGUSTINE #1 OIL GAS PRODUCTION FACILI (OFF HWY 165, 5.5 MI NE OF in WOODLAWN, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- MOBILE CITY CAMPGROUND (PO BOX 115 in FENTON, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: MOBILE CITY CAMPGRO-
- PRUDHOME TRUST #1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (OFF PR 9-48 (ABIE FONTENOT RD) in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- QUATRE PARISH 25-1 (US 165 & PARISH LINE in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- QUATRE PARISH 27-1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (3 MI NE OF in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Alternative names: QUATRA PARISH 27-1
- RICE ACRES INC #1/ HAYES 11-1 PRODUCTION (2.2 MI NW OF in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Alternative names: HS RICE ACRES NUMBER 1
- GREG BULLER NO.27-1 (W ON LEASE RD .25 ML in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- HAYES LUMBER CO 31-1 (1 M NE OF FENTON in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- HS CAGLE B1 PF (2.5 MI SE OF in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
- FENTON RICE CO-OP (1311 HWY 165 in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Alternative names: GEORGE THERIOT JR
- FONTENOT 30 #1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (3.75 MI N OF in FENTON, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Median worth of mobile homes: $51,711
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (70%)
- Electricity (29%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 407
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 29
- West: 0
61% of the 70640 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% 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): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | 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: 4
| Here: | 50.0% | | 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:
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
- Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
- Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (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.)
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