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City: Chatham, LA
Jackson Parish, LA
Zip code population (2000): 1,634
Estimated zip code population in 2007: 1,618



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Houses and condos: 982
Renter-occupied apartments: 130
% of renters here:  19%
State:  32%

2008 cost of living index in zip code 71226: 76.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 109.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 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: 824  (50.4%)
Females: 810  (49.6%)

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100% rural population.

Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $72,808
71226:  $72,808
Louisiana:  $126,800


According to our research of public records there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 71226 zip code in early 2007.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is near the state average.

Median resident age:  38.4 years
Louisiana median age:  34.0 years

Average household size:
This zip code:  2.4 people
Louisiana:  2.6 people

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71226, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,826 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:  $33,826
State:  $39,411

Salary/wage: $29,818 (reported on 85.8% of returns)
Here:  $29,818
State:  $34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 97.3% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $824 (reported on 33.8% of returns)
This zip code:  $824
Louisiana:  $1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $922 (reported on 9.5% of returns)
Here:  $922
State:  $3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,650 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:  +$1,650
State:  +$8,531
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,830 (reported on 14.0% of returns)
Here:  +$6,830
State:  +$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $20,531 (1% of AGI, reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:  $20,531
State:  $18,222
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 22.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $5,516 (8.1% of AGI, reported on 14.2% of returns)
Here:  $5,516
Louisiana:  $4,190

Here:  8.1% of AGI
State:  4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,308 (reported on 65.9% of returns)
71226:  $4,308
State:  $6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,046 (reported on 28.9% of returns)
Here:  $2,046
State:  $2,103
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.5% for AGIs below $10k, 7.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.4%
Here:  64%
State:  61%
(% for various income ranges: 65.6% for AGIs below $10k, 62.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 51.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.5% for AGIs over 100k)


Estimated median household income in 2007: $30,475
This zip code:  $30,475
Louisiana:  $40,926
Chatham, LA (71226) map

Nearest zip codes: 71238, 71473, 71251, 71225, 71227, 71422.


Percentage of family households:
This zip code:  68.0%
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: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Housing units in zip code 71226 with a mortgage: 179 (9 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 178


Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $909

Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $246

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  29.3%
Whole state:  18.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
This zip code:  6.1%
Whole state:  7.8%

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.7
State:  5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.8
State:  4.1


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

Churches in zip code 71226 include: Mount Mariah Church (A), Concord Church (B), Pleasant Hill Church (C), Adams Chapel (D), Brooklyn Church (E), Mount Pleasant Church (F), Saint Clair Church (G), Zora Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Concord Cemetery (1), Tippen Cemetery (2), Mount Moriah Cemetery (3), Womack Cemetery (4), Wyatt Cemetery (5), Mount Pleasant Cemetery (6), Brooklyn Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Edwards Branch (A), Flat Creek (B), Fourmile Creek (C), Glade Creek (D), Cub Creek (E), Curr Creek (F), Mill Branch (G), Honeycutt Branch (H), Biles Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

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

 

Year house built:
  • 1999 to March 2000: 20
  • 1995 to 1998: 52
  • 1990 to 1994: 103
  • 1980 to 1989: 162
  • 1970 to 1979: 207
  • 1960 to 1969: 112
  • 1950 to 1959: 102
  • 1940 to 1949: 73
  • 1939 or earlier: 85



Zip code 71226 satellite photo by USGS


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Chatham, LA (71226):
  • no bedroom: 10
  • 1 bedrooms: 13
  • 2 bedrooms: 182
  • 3 bedrooms: 249
  • 4 bedrooms: 110
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 7


Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units:
  • no bedroom: 2
  • 1 bedrooms: 8
  • 2 bedrooms: 66
  • 3 bedrooms: 44
  • 4 bedrooms: 10
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0



Vehicles available in 71226 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 65
  • 1 vehicle: 150
  • 2 vehicles: 236
  • 3 vehicles: 95
  • 4 vehicles: 11
  • 5 or more vehicles: 14


Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments:
  • no vehicle: 30
  • 1 vehicle: 56
  • 2 vehicles: 43
  • 3 vehicles: 1
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0



Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

Zip code 71226 household income distribution in 2007

Zip code 71226 house/condo values in 2007


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 71226:

  • Less than $10,000: 40
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 20
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 25
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 27
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 26
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 25
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 23
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 32
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 27
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 31
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 25
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 20
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 20
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 63
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 53
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 24
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 21
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 19
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 17
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 16
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 2
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 6
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 2
  • $1,000,000 or more: 3
 



71226 rent paid by renters


Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 71226:

  • Less than $100: 8
  • $100 to $149: 7
  • $150 to $199: 7
  • $200 to $249: 3
  • $250 to $299: 4
  • $300 to $349: 6
  • $350 to $399: 4
  • $600 to $649: 4
  • No cash rent: 77
 


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $16,359.


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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $86,387
  • Black or African American householders: $60,373
  • Asian householders: $61,354

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $71,356 (it was $44,500 in 2000)
71226:  $71,356
Louisiana:  $126,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $24,829 - $75,249

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $126,658
Here:  $126,658
State:  $177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $65,082
Here:  $65,082
State:  $167,971

Mobile homes: $29,069
Here:  $29,069
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: 608
  • One, attached: 13
  • Two: 16
  • 3 or 4: 4
  • 5 to 9: 6
  • 10 to 19: 2
  • 20 to 49: 13
  • Mobile homes: 254
71226 zip code mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 506 (76%)
  • Carpooled: 118 (18%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
  • Walked: 15 (2%)
  • Other means: 4 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 17 (3%)
 

71226 zip code travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 18
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 57
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 23
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 18
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 82
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 65
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 141
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 21
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 16
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 119
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 39
  • 90 or more minutes: 46
 

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 36.3%


Household type by relationship
Households: 1,747

  • In family households: 1,523 (361 male householders, 134 female householders)
    354 spouses, 481 children (461 natural, 1 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 64 grandchildren, 16 brothers or sisters, 10 parents, 71 other relatives, 32 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 224 (119 male householders (115 living alone)), 93 female householders (89 living alone)), 12 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 1 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 201 2-persons, 122 3-persons, 122 4-persons, 35 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 12 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 204 1-person, 8 2-persons.

207 married couples with children.
118 single-parent households (20 men, 98 women).

98.1% of residents of 71226 zip code speak English at home.
0.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (86% very well, 14% not at all).
1.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% very well, 12% well, 35% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).

Foreign born population: 7 (0.4%)
(85.7% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:  0.4%
Whole state:  2.6%

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



  • Korea (86%)



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 0
  • 1990 to 1994: 1
  • 1985 to 1989: 0
  • 1980 to 1984: 0
  • 1975 to 1979: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1970 to 1974: 0
  • 1965 to 1969: 6

White population: 998
Black population: 610
American Indian population: 2
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 17
Two or more races population: 6

Zip code 71226 races chart


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 822
 United States or American: 187
 English: 79
 Irish: 68
 European: 35
 French (except Basque): 31
 German: 21
 French Canadian: 17
 Scotch-Irish: 16
 Norwegian: 5
 Welsh: 5
 Scottish: 4
 Swedish: 4
 Greek: 2
 Dutch: 2
 Swiss: 2
 Turkish: 1



Zip code 71226 topographic map


Major facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • CHATHAM JASPER HENDERSON HIGH SCHOOL (11715 HIGHWAY 4 in CHATHAM, LA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-025003
    Organizations: JACKSON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • HODDE 21 #4-ALT TANK BATTERY (8.3 MI NW OF in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: HODDE 22 #4-ALT TANK BATTERY
  • ANADARKO WILLAMETTE (33-1 DEHY 5.2 MI NE in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  • ANADARKO WILLIAMETTE (33-1 TB 5.2 MI SE OF in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  • ARLISS BARR ET AL 13 #1 ALT TANK BATTERY (6.4 MI NW OF in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  • ARLISS BARR ET AL 13 #2-ALT TANK BATTERY (OFF VERNON EROS RD 6.3 MI NW O in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: ARLISS BARR ET AL 13 NO 2-ALT TANK BATTE
  • BROWN 21 #1-ALT TANK BATTERY (8.4 MI NW OF in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  • PHILLIPS PETROLEUM CO TREMONT E #2 FACIL (JACKSON PAR RD 6 in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: SPECIAL WAREHOUSING AND STORAGE
    Alternative names: B L JONES, PHILLIPS/TREMONT E#2
  • RITCHIE 17 #1-ALT TANK BATTERY - VERNON (9.8 MI NW OF in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: RITCHIE 17 NO 1-ALT TANK BATTERY - VERNO
  • GRANCOSE 14 #1 ALT TANK BATTERY - VERNON (6.7 MI NW OF in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  • GRANROSE 14 #2 TANK BATTERY - VERNON FIE (7 MI NW OF in CHATHAM, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS


Median worth of mobile homes: $26,144

Zip code 71226 marital status for males
Zip code 71226 marital status for females


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6%

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
  • Electricity (40%)
  • Utility gas (27%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (22%)
  • Wood (11%)


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

  • This state: 1478
  • Northeast: 17
  • Midwest: 47
  • South: 179
  • West: 20

71% of the 71226 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 72% lived in Louisiana.

Population in 1990: 1,254. Population change in the 1990s: +380 (+30.3%).

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:




Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
Here:  5.0%
Louisiana:  17.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
Here:  22.6%
Louisiana:  15.5%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
Here:  0.0%
Louisiana:  16.8%


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School Enrollment by Level of School



Class of Workers



Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • TERRY BRIGGS (200 SANDY POINT DR in CHATHAM, LA; small business): $10,700 in 2 contracts in 2005
    $7,100 with Air Force for Education Services. Signed on 2005-07-06. Completion date: 2005-08-05.
    $3,600, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-13. Completion date: 2005-10-21.


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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
  • Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (5-9: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Cafeterias (1-4: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (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)

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