Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,234 Zip code population in 2010: 2,291 Zip code population in 2000: 1,632
Houses and condos: 1,276 Renter-occupied apartments: 117
% of renters here:
10%
State:
32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70778: 88.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 24.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 134 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.4% ($1,147)
Louisiana:
0.5% ($1,127)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,422 (0.5%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $207 (0.1%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,655
(51.2%)
Females: 1,578
(48.8%)
For population 25 years and over in 70778:
High school or higher: 96.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
Unemployed: 3.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 70778:
Never married: 18.8%
Now married: 63.7%
Separated: 3.6%
Widowed: 5.0%
Divorced: 8.9%
Zip code 70778 compared to state average:
Median household income above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 70778, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $61,895 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$61,895
State:
$60,757
Salary/wage: $60,506 (reported on 88.0% of returns)
Here:
$60,506
State:
$50,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1194.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3585.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6860.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11158.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15354.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $772 (reported on 21.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$772
Louisiana:
$1,576
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 24.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,542 (reported on 9.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,542
State:
$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.4% for AGIs below $25k, 24.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 116.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,464 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:
+$1,464
State:
+$16,917
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,643 (reported on 5.3% of returns)
70778:
$16,643
Louisiana:
$20,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 428.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $30,150 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:
$30,150
State:
$36,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 878.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 893.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $9,222 (reported on 6.8% of returns)
Here:
$9,222
State:
$13,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 209.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 271.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,450 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
70778:
$6,450
State:
$6,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 222.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,732 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,732
State:
$2,671
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 140.6% for AGIs below $25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.0%
Here:
94%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 92.3% for AGIs below $25k, 96.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 70778, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $54,586 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$54,586
State:
$56,730
Salary/wage: $52,171 (reported on 90.2% of returns)
Here:
$52,171
State:
$45,545
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.4% for AGIs below $25k, 88.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $468 (reported on 25.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$468
Louisiana:
$1,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,392 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,392
State:
$7,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,278 (reported on 7.3% of returns)
Here:
+$1,278
State:
+$17,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,875 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
+$5,875
State:
+$12,088
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,550 (reported on 4.9% of returns)
70778:
$8,550
Louisiana:
$16,085
Total itemized deductions: $20,146 (22% of AGI, reported on 30.1% of returns)
Here:
$20,146
State:
$23,585
Here:
22.3% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $25k, 8.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,570 (reported on 22.0% of returns)
Here:
$3,570
State:
$5,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,195 (reported on 30.1% of returns)
70778:
$4,195
State:
$6,282
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,446 (reported on 19.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,446
State:
$2,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 51.2%
Here:
51%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 48.8% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70778, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,101 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,101
State:
$39,411
Salary/wage: $33,313 (reported on 91.0% of returns)
Here:
$33,313
State:
$34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.8% for AGIs below $10k, 85.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $633 (reported on 26.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$633
Louisiana:
$1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $808 (reported on 9.0% of returns)
Here:
$808
State:
$3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$1,218 (reported on 6.8% of returns)
Here:
+$1,218
State:
+$8,531
Profit/loss from business: +$3,276 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
+$3,276
State:
+$9,128
Total itemized deductions: $16,345 (24% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
$16,345
State:
$18,222
Here:
24.3% of AGI
State:
20.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,618 (4% of AGI, reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,618
State:
$4,190
Here:
3.7% of AGI
State:
4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,056 (reported on 68.2% of returns)
70778:
$4,056
State:
$6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,138 (reported on 26.7% of returns)
Here:
$2,138
State:
$2,103
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 55.9%
Here:
56%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 46.6% for AGIs below $10k, 56.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 49.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 135 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,042
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 25 (24 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 805 (485 now married, 313 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 70778 with a mortgage: 725 (29 second mortgage, 27 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,002 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $343
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
5.5%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
1.9%
Whole state:
10.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.3
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.0
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 70778: Orange Grove Plantation (A), Monroe Plantation (B), Conway Plantation (C), BFI Colonial Landfill (D), Sorrento Police Department (E), Sorrento Town Hall (F), Sorrento Volunteer Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 70778 include: Saint Peter Baptist Church (A), Sorrento Baptist Church (B), Second Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Church (C), Saint Ann Chapel (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 212 2-persons, 401 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 79 5-persons, 17 6-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 292 1-person, 49 2-persons
412 married couples with children.
158 single-parent households (8 men, 150 women).
97.9% of residents of 70778 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (12% very well, 30% well, 57% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 156 (4.8%) (64.1% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
4.8%
Whole state:
4.2%
75%St. Vincent and the Grenadines
24%Honduras
25%American
9%French
6%Scotch-Irish
5%French Canadian
4%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
3%Cajun
3%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
612010 or later
862000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
7Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AIR MINOR (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 Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: SPECIAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE; REFINED PETROLEUM PIPELINES; MIXED, MANUFACTURED, OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PRODUCTION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION; PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS Organizations: WILLIAM MELANCON (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: CHARLES A MARKOWITZ, E H HSU, ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS CO, ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS CO - SORRENTO PRODUC, ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING CO LP - SO, ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING CO LP - DO, ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LP - MCELR, ENTERPRISE PROD OPER LP/SORRENTO RAIL RACK, ENTERPRISE SORRENTO, EQUILON SORRENTO, EQUILON SORRENTO DOM, SHELL / SORRENTO DOM, SORRENTO LUMBER REDI MIX CONCRETE, SORRENTO STORAGE FTY
BFI COLONIAL LANDFIL (5328 HIGHWAY 70 in SORRENTO, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit 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: REFUSE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: SOLID WASTE LANDFILL. Alternative names: BFI-COLONIAL, BFI COLONIAL LANDFILL, BROWNING FERRIS INC (BFI), BROWNING FERRIS WASTE SYSTEMS, COLONIAL LANDFILL, MARK A COBB, MARK CLINKER
HALL-BUCK MARINE INC ( in SORRENTO, 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: MARINE CARGO HANDLING; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: HALL-BUCK MARINE IN-SORRENTO O, HALL-BUCK MARINE-REYNOLDS COKE, KINDER MORGAN BULK TERMINALS
MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC - SORRENTO OFF SI (STATE HIGHWAY 61 in SORRENTO, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION; MIXED, MANUFACTURED, OR LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS PRODUCTION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION Business NAICS classification: PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION OF NATURAL GAS. Alternative names: EXXON PIPELINE CO, KIRK W ATTENHOFER, MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY SORRENTO OFF SITE STORAGE F, SORRENTO STORAGE
CHERRY PICKER PARTS INC (HWY 61 & BRIGNAC RD in SORRENTO, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
AIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS INC (CONVENT SMR FACILITY in SORRENTO, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: INDUSTRIAL GASES
ASCENSION PARISH LANDFILL (NEAR SUNSHINE BRIDGE in SORRENTO, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Alternative names: ASCENSION PARISH LDF
ASTROLAND SUBDIVISION (LA HWY 22 in SORRENTO, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
MOTIVA ENTERPRISES LLC (47539 TEXACO RD in SORRENTO, LA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MOTIVE ENTER (CONTACT/OWNER)
POPEYES (7330 JOHN LEBLANC BLVD in SORRENTO, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: EATING PLACES Alternative names: TOTAL PROVISIONS, LLC
GLOBALPLEX BULK HANDLING (TERMINAL in SORRENTO, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: KINDER MORGAN BULK TERMINAL
GRAMERCY BULK TERMINAL (PO BOX 625 in SORRENTO, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: KINDER MORGAN BULK TERMINALS
EXXON PIPELINE CO (SORRENTO/2M N I-10 @ in SORRENTO, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS Alternative names: MIKE BRICE
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4.0% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.7%
74.6%Electricity
24.9%Utility gas
0.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 1,303. Population change in the 1990s: +329 (+25.2%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,680
Northeast: 95
Midwest: 61
South: 246
West: 1
66% of the 70778 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.
94% of the 70778 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 22% moved from different county within same state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Here:
4.6%
Louisiana:
19.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Louisiana:
18.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7
Here:
4.6%
Louisiana:
17.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
114,831Management occupations
106,215Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
101,859Transportation occupations
99,775Material moving occupations
75,747Architecture and engineering occupations
59,225Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts:0306.00
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 18. The highest number of fire incidents - 36 took place in 2004, and the least - 0 in 2007. The data has a rising trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires (39.6%), and Outside Fires (35.0%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 70778