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City: Athens, LA
Claiborne Parish, LA
Zip code population (2000): 1,026
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 959



Age and Sex of Residents in zip code 71003

Zip code 71003 (Athens, Louisiana) real estate house value trends

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Houses and condos: 481
Renter-occupied apartments: 70
% of renters here:  17%
State:  32%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 71003: 74.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 62.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 15 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007:
This zip code:  0.4% ($199)
Louisiana:  0.2% ($199)

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Males: 494  (48.1%)
Females: 532  (51.9%)

Zip code 71003 races chart


100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $70,517
71003:  $70,517
Louisiana:  $126,800


According to our research of public records there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 71003 zip code in early 2007.

Median resident age:  38.8 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.5 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71003, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,513 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $33,513
State:  $39,411

Salary/wage: $31,788 (reported on 86.3% of returns)
Here:  $31,788
State:  $34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 118.5% for AGIs below $10k, 80.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 87.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $783 (reported on 30.0% of returns)
This zip code:  $783
Louisiana:  $1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $310 (reported on 10.5% of returns)
Here:  $310
State:  $3,235

Profit/loss from business: +$529 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:  +$529
State:  +$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, -0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $15,933 (2% of AGI, reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:  $15,933
State:  $18,222
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,021 (5.9% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)
Here:  $4,021
Louisiana:  $4,190

Here:  5.9% of AGI
State:  4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,300 (reported on 69.3% of returns)
71003:  $4,300
State:  $6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,009 (reported on 27.0% of returns)
Here:  $2,009
State:  $2,103
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.5%
Here:  59%
State:  61%
(% for various income ranges: 57.6% for AGIs below $10k, 61.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 53.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $33,437
This zip code:  $33,437
Louisiana:  $40,926
Athens, LA (71003) map

Nearest zip codes: 71001, 71028, 71040, 71024, 71275, 71048.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  70.0%
Whole state:  69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:  4.2%
Whole state:  5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 71003 with a mortgage: 52 (6 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 92


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $824

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $237

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  18.6%
Whole state:  18.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  6.8%
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:  5.0
State:  4.1


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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Church in zip code 71003: Tulip Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Hurricane Cemetery (1), Atkins Cemetery (2), Craighead Cemetery (3), Lower Old Athens Cemetery (4), Tulip Cemetery (5), Sapp Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Frazier Creek (A), Moccasin Branch (B), Walker Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Post office: Athens Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 35
  • 1995 to 1998: 25
  • 1990 to 1994: 35
  • 1980 to 1989: 87
  • 1970 to 1979: 38
  • 1960 to 1969: 100
  • 1950 to 1959: 30
  • 1940 to 1949: 43
  • 1939 or earlier: 84



Zip code 71003 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Athens, LA (71003):
  • no bedroom: 4
  • 1 bedrooms: 12
  • 2 bedrooms: 80
  • 3 bedrooms: 212
  • 4 bedrooms: 27
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedrooms: 7
  • 2 bedrooms: 36
  • 3 bedrooms: 19
  • 4 bedrooms: 8
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 71003 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 27
  • 1 vehicle: 100
  • 2 vehicles: 123
  • 3 vehicles: 77
  • 4 vehicles: 13
  • 5 or more vehicles: 2


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 21
  • 1 vehicle: 39
  • 2 vehicles: 9
  • 3 vehicles: 1
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 71003 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 71003 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 71003:

  • Less than $10,000: 26
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 13
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 9
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 7
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 7
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 6
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 3
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 41
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 20
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 26
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 7
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 9
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 11
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 46
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 41
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 8
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 8
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 5
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 15
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 8
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 2
 



71003 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 71003:

  • Less than $100: 3
  • $150 to $199: 10
  • $200 to $249: 6
  • $250 to $299: 3
  • $400 to $449: 1
  • No cash rent: 35
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $51,210.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $103,239
  • Black or African American householders: $44,339
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $139,070

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $69,111 (it was $43,100 in 2000)
71003:  $69,111
Louisiana:  $126,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $30,051 - $110,287

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $122,166
Here:  $122,166
State:  $177,270

Mobile homes: $35,272
Here:  $35,272
State:  $34,481


Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders


Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 296
  • Mobile homes: 174
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7
71003 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 321 (77%)
  • Carpooled: 59 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 14 (3%)
  • Walked: 10 (2%)
  • Other means: 8 (2%)
  • Worked at home: 5 (1%)
 

71003 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 33
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 55
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 25
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 101
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 36
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 8
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 88
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 3
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 2
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 14
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 33
  • 90 or more minutes: 14
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 60.9%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,075

  • In family households: 928 (280 male householders, 42 female householders)
    221 spouses, 289 children (261 natural, 26 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 41 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 17 other relatives, 28 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 147 (43 male householders (33 living alone)), 79 female householders (66 living alone)), 25 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 142 2-persons, 100 3-persons, 52 4-persons, 16 5-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 99 1-person, 23 2-persons.

151 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (13 men, 56 women).

98.2% of residents of 71003 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (60% very well, 40% well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Foreign born population: 2 (0.2%)
(0.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.2%
Whole state:  2.6%

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:



  • Mexico (100%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 2
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 0

White population: 714
Black population: 299
American Indian population: 7
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 4

Zip code 71003 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 266
 Irish: 104
 United States or American: 77
 German: 71
 English: 62
 Scottish: 41
 French (except Basque): 25
 Italian: 16
 Syrian: 4
 Arab:: 4
 Dutch: 3
 Scotch-Irish: 3
 Subsaharan African:: 2
 African: 2



Zip code 71003 topographic map


Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • ATHENS VILLAGE OF (HIGHWAY 9 in ATHENS, LA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-1237, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION,
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  • ATHENS HIGH SCHOOL (ROUTE 1 BOX 129-A in ATHENS, LA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-014002
    Organizations: CLAIBORNE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • HOMER SCRAP/FREDDIE ACKLE SALVAGE (HWY 154 & HWY 518 in ATHENS, LA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1997-0331, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
    Business SIC classification: SCRAP AND WASTE MATERIALS
  • APACHE CORP - ATHENS COMPRESSOR STATION (HWY 9 3 MI N OF in ATHENS, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: APACHE/ATHENS CS, DAVID WOOLF
  • APACHE CORP - LILLIAN WALLACE COMPRESSOR (3 MI E OF in ATHENS, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: APACHE/LILLIAN, DAVID WOOLF
  • APACHE GANDY ESTATES (#1 PF 3 MI N OF in ATHENS, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: GANDY ESTATES #1 PRODUCTION FACILITY
  • ATHENS SOUTH COMPRESSOR STATION (2.5 MI N OF in ATHENS, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: APACHE ATHENS S COMP
  • ATHENS SWD FACILITY (3595 OLD ARCADIA HWY in ATHENS, LA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Alternative names: Q.V. SERVICES INC
  • NADEL LEATHERMAN CRK (3 MI W OF in ATHENS, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: LEATHERMAN CREEK FACILITY
  • QV SERVICES (LEATHERMAN CREEK FACILITY in ATHENS, LA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  • GLADNEY #1 #2 FACILITY - ATHENS FIELD (OFF PARISH RD 27, 5 MI NW OF in ATHENS, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  • GRAHAM ET AL 29 #1-ALT FACILITY (OFF BEAR CREEK RD, 5.9 MI SW O in ATHENS, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS


Median worth of mobile homes: $42,322

Zip code 71003 marital status for males
Zip code 71003 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Utility gas (43%)
  • Electricity (28%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
  • Wood (4%)
  • No fuel used (1%)


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

  • This state: 923
  • Northeast: 12
  • Midwest: 30
  • South: 85
  • West: 18

71% of the 71003 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 52% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Louisiana.

Population in 1990: 1,336. Population change in the 1990s: -310 (-23.2%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Here:  39.2%
Louisiana:  17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32
Here:  54.2%
Louisiana:  15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2
Here:  10.5%
Louisiana:  16.8%


Educational Attainment


School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



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

  • Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 2)
  • Construction: Land Subdivision (1-4: 1)
  • Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (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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