70655 Zip Code (Oberlin, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,730
Zip code population in 2010: 3,002
Zip code population in 2000: 3,184

Houses and condos: 1,169
Renter-occupied apartments: 252
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70655: 78.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 175.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $207 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 70655:

• High school or higher: 84.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
• Unemployed: 8.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 70655:

• Never married: 37.8%
• Now married: 44.5%
• Separated: 1.3%
• Widowed: 9.1%
• Divorced: 7.3%

• 
• • 1,88068.9%White
  • 78828.9%Black
  • 250.9%Two or more races
  • 200.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 140.5%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 70655, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,173 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,173
State:	$60,757

Salary/wage: $38,418 (reported on 83.5% of returns)

Here:	$38,418
State:	$50,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1192.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3569.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6829.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8860.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14554.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $400 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$400
Louisiana:	$1,576

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $25k, 8.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,729 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,729
State:	$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 110.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,286 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,286
State:	+$16,917

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 380.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,614 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,614
State:	+$7,679

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.2% for AGIs below $25k, 146.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 198.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,067 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

70655:	$14,067
Louisiana:	$20,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 172.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 612.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,233 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$32,233
State:	$36,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 325.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1645.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,603 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,603
State:	$2,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 150.3% for AGIs below $25k, 104.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.4%

Here:	90%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 87.5% for AGIs below $25k, 90.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 70655, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $41,119 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$41,119
State:	$56,730

Salary/wage: $35,675 (reported on 88.6% of returns)

Here:	$35,675
State:	$45,545

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.4% for AGIs below $25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $874 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$874
Louisiana:	$1,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,275 (reported on 6.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,275
State:	$7,610

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,033 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,033
State:	+$17,096

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,280 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	+$9,280
State:	+$12,088

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,650 (reported on 4.9% of returns)

70655:	$7,650
Louisiana:	$16,085

Total itemized deductions: $19,780 (24% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$19,780
State:	$23,585

Here:	24.4% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,320 (reported on 8.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,320
State:	$5,533

Taxes paid: $3,120 (reported on 12.2% of returns)

70655:	$3,120
State:	$6,282

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,474 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,474
State:	$2,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.9%

Here:	66%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $25k, 65.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 80.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70655, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,454 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,454
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $27,759 (reported on 88.3% of returns)

Here:	$27,759
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 139.2% for AGIs below $10k, 87.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,374 (reported on 26.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,374
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $707 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	$707
State:	$3,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,451 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,451
State:	+$8,531

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,772 (reported on 9.7% of returns)

Here:	+$3,772
State:	+$9,128

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,706 (reported on 1.3% of returns)

70655:	$2,706
Louisiana:	$3,055

Total itemized deductions: $16,273 (26% of AGI, reported on 10.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,273
State:	$18,222

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,469 (5% of AGI, reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,469
State:	$4,190

Here:	5.1% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,577 (reported on 62.2% of returns)

70655:	$3,577
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,134 (reported on 35.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,134
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.5%

Here:	68%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 64.1% for AGIs below $10k, 68.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 70.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 70654, 71463, 70638, 70532, 70648, 70637.
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Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.6% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 247
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 762

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 125 (108 now married, 12 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 569 (212 now married, 356 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 70655 with a mortgage: 175
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,139
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $356

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 70655 household income distribution in 2022

• 21Less than $10,000
• 103$10,000 to $14,999
• 49$15,000 to $19,999
• 57$20,000 to $24,999
• 101$25,000 to $29,999
• 68$30,000 to $34,999
• 33$35,000 to $39,999
• 56$40,000 to $44,999
• 55$45,000 to $49,999
• 76$50,000 to $59,999
• 107$60,000 to $74,999
• 127$75,000 to $99,999
• 70$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 60$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 70655

• 21Less than $10,000
• 86$10,000 to $14,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 8$35,000 to $39,999
• 43$50,000 to $59,999
• 32$60,000 to $69,999
• 73$70,000 to $79,999
• 109$80,000 to $89,999
• 42$90,000 to $99,999
• 26$100,000 to $124,999
• 39$125,000 to $149,999
• 66$150,000 to $174,999
• 29$175,000 to $199,999
• 35$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 17$300,000 to $399,999
• 9$400,000 to $499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 70655

• 22Less than $100
• 81$150 to $199
• 32$200 to $249
• 3$250 to $299
• 6$400 to $449
• 9$450 to $499
• 25$500 to $549
• 15$550 to $599
• 26$600 to $649
• 21$650 to $699
• 8$700 to $749
• 16No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $420.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $240,524.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $113,559
• Black or African American householders: $65,616
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $199,856
• Asian householders: $51,703
• Some other race householders: $108,106
• Two or more races householders: $164,510
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $176,355

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $90,622 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $55,612 - $155,093

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $130,382

Here:	$130,382
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $16,799

Here:	$16,799
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 761
• Two: 96
• 3 or 4: 47
• 5 to 9: 38
• Mobile homes: 225

Unemployment: 8.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 70655

• 84.1%823Drove a car alone
• 13.3%130Carpooled
• 0.3%3Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 70655

• 145Less than 5 minutes
• 2155 to 9 minutes
• 7710 to 14 minutes
• 9115 to 19 minutes
• 8120 to 24 minutes
• 2425 to 29 minutes
• 8830 to 34 minutes
• 7835 to 39 minutes
• 2845 to 59 minutes
• 9160 to 89 minutes
• 3390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,730

• Male householders: 483 (143 living alone), Female householders: 517 (170 living alone)

• 436 spouses (436 opposite-sex spouses), 139 unmarried partners, (139 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 886 children (783 natural, 29 adopted, 72 stepchildren), 103 grandchildren, 22 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 58 other relatives, 13 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 87 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 258 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 193 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 26 6-persons, 34 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 313 1-person, 13 2-persons, 11 3-persons

466 married couples with children.
284 single-parent households (212 men, 72 women).

90.1% of residents of 70655 zip code speak English at home.
9.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (96% very well, 4% well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• OBERLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (110 SOUTH 4TH STREET in OBERLIN, LA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-002008
  Organizations: ALLEN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• OBERLIN HIGH SCHOOL (5TH STREET AND 5TH AVE in OBERLIN, LA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-002009
  Organizations: ALLEN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• OBERLIN TOWN OF WATER SYSTEM (PO BOX 370 in OBERLIN, LA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1996-0529, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION,
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS)
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: OBERLIN, TOWN OF, TOWN OF OBERLIN WATER SYSTEM

• ALLEN PARISH SCH SYS (P O BOX C in OBERLIN, LA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1987-0013, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
  

• RICEWOOD GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB (6950 HWY 165 in OBERLIN, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: ALLEN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, RICEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB

• ALLEN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (101 W COURT ST in OBERLIN, LA)

  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  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 MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING.
  Alternative names: ALLEN PARISH SCHOOLS

• BFI WASTE SYS INC (5TH & 7TH ST in OBERLIN, LA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: BFI INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ALLEN PH SCHOOL BOARD (PO DRAWER C in OBERLIN, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: ALLEN PH SCHOOL BOA-FAIRVIEW H

• ARKIES FLYING SERVICE INC (4 MILES EAST OBERLING HWY 26 in OBERLIN, LA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• NORTH ELTON FIELD FACILITY (OFF HWY 26 4.98 MI S OF in OBERLIN, LA)

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

• OBERLIN, TOWN OF (STP) (ON 7TH ST. EXTENSION in OBERLIN, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: OBERLINE, TOWN OF/STP, TOWN OF OBERLIN

• RICELAND LUMBER #1 FACILITY (1 MI E OF in OBERLIN, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: MCFARLAND RICELAND, ROGER FUNSTON

• HARVEY ADAMS #3 FACILITY (4 MI E OF in OBERLIN, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: MCFARLAND/HARVEY, ROGER FUNSTON

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.5%

Population in 1990: 3,121. Population change in the 1990s: +63 (+2.0%).

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

• This state: 2,426
• Midwest: 27
• South: 188
• West: 51

65% of the 70655 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, 50% lived in Louisiana.

90% of the 70655 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 49% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Offices of Certified Public Accountants (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (5-9: 1)

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 19. The highest number of fire incidents - 44 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2005. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (57.9%), and Structure Fires (24.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 70655
• 19057.9%Outside Fires
• 8024.4%Structure Fires
• 4313.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 154.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 70655, Louisiana

Most common first names in zip code 70655 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	27	67.2 years
Mary	21	74.2 years
John	17	70.2 years
James	15	68.1 years
Robert	12	64.3 years
Henry	10	74.2 years
Rose	9	77.1 years
Marie	9	79.5 years
William	8	72.0 years
Bertha	7	79.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 70655 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Fontenot	59	75.8 years
Manuel	48	73.1 years
Guillory	35	76.1 years
Sonnier	26	76.9 years
Rider	23	71.6 years
Vizena	19	76.4 years
Smith	16	71.1 years
Darbonne	16	78.6 years
Taylor	15	72.3 years
Reeves	15	65.5 years