Housing units in zip code 71303 with a mortgage: 3,128 (319 second mortgage, 254 home equity loan, 79 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 1,638
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,280
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $346
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
16.0%
Whole state:
17.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 71303: Metro Shopping Plaza (A), Kent Plantation (B), Bayou Boeuf Natural Research Area (C), Rapides Parish Coliseum (D), Rapides Parish Fire District 2 Station 4 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 71303 include: Air Base Road Baptist Church (A), Alexandria Church of Christ (B), Community Baptist Church (C), First Bethlehem Baptist Church (D), Olive Church (E), Twin Bridges Church (F), Air Base Baptist Church (G), New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church (H), Hope Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Boggu Bayou (A), Big Bayou (B), Bayou Bertrand (C), Flat Bayou (D), Castor Creek (E), Lost Bayou (F), Loving Creek (G), Middle Bayou (H), Persimmon Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Year house built
2005 or later: 1,178
2000 to 2004: 1,035
1990 to 1999: 1,076
1980 to 1989: 1,282
1970 to 1979: 2,119
1960 to 1969: 1,492
1950 to 1959: 862
1940 to 1949: 655
1939 or earlier: 411
Estimated household income distribution in 2009:
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 71303:
Less than $10,000: 230
$10,000 to $14,999: 46
$15,000 to $19,999: 172
$20,000 to $24,999: 328
$25,000 to $29,999: 20
$30,000 to $34,999: 62
$35,000 to $39,999: 32
$40,000 to $49,999: 321
$50,000 to $59,999: 104
$60,000 to $69,999: 227
$70,000 to $79,999: 824
$80,000 to $89,999: 211
$90,000 to $99,999: 139
$100,000 to $124,999: 492
$125,000 to $149,999: 559
$150,000 to $174,999: 883
$175,000 to $199,999: 624
$200,000 to $249,999: 695
$250,000 to $299,999: 403
$300,000 to $399,999: 562
$400,000 to $499,999: 125
$500,000 to $749,999: 77
$750,000 to $999,999: 396
$1,000,000 or more: 91
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 71303:
Less than $100: 518
$100 to $149: 579
$150 to $199: 725
$200 to $249: 77
$250 to $299: 177
$300 to $349: 80
$350 to $399: 178
$400 to $449: 511
$450 to $499: 2,341
$500 to $549: 1,960
$550 to $599: 449
$600 to $649: 1,108
$650 to $699: 1,875
$700 to $749: 381
$750 to $799: 1,158
$800 to $899: 1,044
$900 to $999: 295
$1,000 to $1,249: 535
$1,250 to $1,499: 4,019
$1,500 to $1,999: 80
$2,000 or more: 8,209
No cash rent: 261
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,462
Black or African American householders: $96,915
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $113,928
Asian householders: $303,809
Two or more races householders: $128,207
Hispanic or Latino householders: $144,309
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $147,651
71303:
$147,651
Louisiana:
$135,600
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $99,261 - $198,622
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $124,812
Here:
$124,812
State:
$177,879
Mobile homes: $47,778
Here:
$47,778
State:
$57,997
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 5,655
One, attached: 417
Two: 1,000
3 or 4: 1,277
5 to 9: 1,678
10 to 19: 1,468
20 to 49: 553
50 or more: 414
Mobile homes: 525
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 96
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 7,165 (89%)
Carpooled: 637 (8%)
Bus or trolley bus: 321 (4%)
Motorcycle: 2,203 (27%)
Bicycle: 226 (3%)
Walked: 176 (2%)
Other means: 107 (1%)
Worked at home: 117 (1%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 449
5 to 9 minutes: 1,801
10 to 14 minutes: 1,887
15 to 19 minutes: 1,705
20 to 24 minutes: 1,324
25 to 29 minutes: 267
30 to 34 minutes: 504
35 to 39 minutes: 223
40 to 44 minutes: 194
45 to 59 minutes: 368
60 to 89 minutes: 298
90 or more minutes: 157
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 89.9%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 18,145
In family households: 15,478 (3,546 male householders, 1,543 female householders)
3,599 spouses, 5,673 children (5,201 natural, 129 adopted, 343 stepchildren), 383 grandchildren, 167 brothers or sisters, 93 parents, 167 other relatives, 307 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,667 (861 male householders (706 living alone)), 1,513 female householders (1,396 living alone)), 293 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 1,254 (880 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 2,325 2-persons, 967 3-persons, 920 4-persons, 522 5-persons, 292 6-persons, 137 7-or-more-persons
2,732 married couples with children.
1,703 single-parent households (228 men, 1,475 women).
94.3% of residents of 71303 zip code speak English at home.
10.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (56% very well, 40% well, 4% not well).
15.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (27% very well, 47% well, 27% not well).
17.0% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (16% very well, 9% well, 56% not well, 19% not at all).
16.9% of residents speak other language at home (24% very well, 51% well, 2% not well, 23% not at all).
Foreign born population: 573 (2.9%) (54.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.9%
Whole state:
3.6%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
India (17%)
Syria (12%)
Philippines (9%)
Germany (8%)
United Kingdom (7%)
Japan (6%)
Vietnam (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 281
1990 to 1999: 333
1980 to 1989: 57
Before 1980: 367
Races in zip code 71303:
White population: 13,519 Black population: 6,138 American Indian population: 102 Asian population: 307 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 265 Two or more races population: 381 Hispanic or Latino population: 650
Public primary/middle schools in zip code 71303 not listed on the city page:
NORTH BAYOU RAPIDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 294; Location: 5500 ENGLAND DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, LA; Grades: PK - 05)
LOUISIANA YOUTH ACADEMY (Students: 96; Location: 400 JOHN ALLISON DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, LA; Grades: 06 - 12)
LOUISIANA SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER (Students: 50; Location: 5400 COLISEUM BOULEVARD, ALEXANDRIA, LA; Grades: 02 - 12)
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ALEXANDRIA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (122 MARYLAND AVENUE in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-040002 (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-040003 Organizations: RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
Alternative names: ALEXANDRIA MIDDLE MAGNET SCHOOL, ALEXANDRIA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
HECK INDUSTRIAL INC (3010 N BOLTON AVE in ALEXANDRIA, 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 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
NORTH BAYOU RAPIDES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (5500 ENGLAND DRIVE in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-040027 Organizations: RAPIDES PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
PRIDE AVIATION INC ALEXANDRIA AIRPORT (1215 KEGLEMAN BLVD in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: AIRPORTS, FLYING FIELDS, AND AIRPORT TERMINAL SERVICES Business NAICS classification: AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: US MARSHAL SVC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: AVTEL SVCS INC, PRIDE ALEXANDRIA
PRIDE INTL LLC OFFSITE #2 (1107 BILLY MITCHELL BLVD in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
ENGLAND JET CENTER, INC. (1037 BILLY MITCHELL ROAD in ALEXANDRIA, LA) . Federal Facility. UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN AGENCY AFFILIATION
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: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Business NAICS classification: CAR WASHES. Organizations: FRANK & CAROL RICE (CONTACT/OWNER)
, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (CONTACT/OWNER)
ALEXANDRIA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL (5603 BAYOU RAPIDES in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: ALEXANDRIA COUNTRY-
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL LLC (1007 BILLY MITCHELL BLVD in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
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: CARWASHES Organizations: PRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: PRIDE INTERNATIONAL INC
ALEXANDRIA COCA COLA BOTTLING CO (7400 COLISEUM BLVD in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: I LEE THOMAS (CONTACT/OWNER)
, OUACHITA COCA COLA (CONTACT/OWNER)
CHRISTUS ST FRANCIS CABRINI HOSPITAL (3330 MASONIC DR in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: REFUSE SYSTEMS Alternative names: BRUCE TASSIN, ST FRANCIS CABR HOSP
MPRESS PRINTING INC (1104 MACARTHUR DR in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: MIDWEST LIFE (CONTACT/OWNER)
PRIDE INTL LLC (1604 WATTERBERG WAY in ALEXANDRIA, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURING.
OMEGA ONE CO (1515 ENGLAND DR in ALEXANDRIA, LA) . Tribal Land
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: HELEN MEYER (CONTACT/OWNER)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 71303:
Econo Lodge Inn And Suites Conference Center, 2716 N Macarthur Dr, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (318) 487-4261, Fax: (318) 880-0111
Best Western Of Alexandria, 2720 W Macarthur Dr, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (318) 445-5530, Fax: (318) 445-8496
La Quinta Inn & Suites, 6116 West Calhoun Dr, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (800) 531-5900
Comfort Inn, 2001 N Bolton Ave, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (318) 484-9155, Fax: (318) 484-9155
Baymont Inn & Suites, 2301 N Macarthur Dr, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (318) 619-3300, Fax: (318) 542-4429
Quality Inn, 3010 N Macarthur Dr, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (318) 445-6757, Fax: (318) 448-3032
Super 8 Motel, 6017 Old Boyce Rd, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (318) 619-9200, Fax: (318) 619-9350
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 2340 Macarthur Dr, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (318) 487-9898, Fax: (318) 487-9811
Comfort Suites, 6015 Old Boyce Rd, Alexandria, LA 71303 , Phone: (318) 445-9800
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 9.7%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Electricity (57%)
Utility gas (33%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
Other fuel (3%)
No fuel used (2%)
Wood (2%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
Population in 1990: 21,759. Population change in the 1990s: -2,342 (-10.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 14,726
Northeast: 497
Midwest: 656
South: 2,457
West: 385
54% of the 71303 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 65% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% 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): 1,125
Here:
35.2%
Louisiana:
17.0%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 556
Here:
37.2%
Louisiana:
17.1%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 436
Here:
37.4%
Louisiana:
17.9%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (ALEXANDRIA, LA):
FREEMAN HOLDINGS OF LOUISIANA (1037 BILLY MITCHELL BLVD B; small business) : $16,198,290 in 2 contractsin 2005
$12,070,217 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2005-09-02. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
$4,128,073, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-10. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
PRIDE FLIGHT SERVICES, INC (1037 BILLY MITCHELL BLVD B; small business) : $13,043,071 in 8 contractsfrom 2001 to 2005
Contracts for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base by Defense Logistics Agency Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $10,248,269; 2002: $292,760; 2003: $253,214; 2004: $10,251,149; 2005: $-8,002,321; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$10,251,149 with Defense Logistics Agency for Liquid Propellants and Fuels, Petroleum Base. Signed on 2004-02-03. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
$10,248,269, same as above.Signed on 2001-02-07. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$292,760, same as above.Signed on 2002-03-12. Completion date: 2004-03-31.
$253,214, same as above.Signed on 2003-12-09. Completion date: 2007-03-31.
UTILITY CONSTRUCTION & TECHNOL (1104 BILLY MITCHELL BLVD) : $571,298 in 15 contractsfrom 2001 to 2002
Contracts for Electric Services by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $370,198; 2002: $201,100; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$57,765 with Army for Electric Services. Signed on 2001-05-14. Completion date: 2000-09-27.
$50,288, same as above.Signed on 2001-05-14. Completion date: 2000-10-31.
$47,696, same as above.Signed on 2001-11-01. Completion date: 2001-09-30.
$45,814, same as above.Signed on 2001-05-14. Completion date: 2000-10-31.
WASH PALACE (1718 ENGLAND DR; small business) : $495,690 in 9 contractsfrom 2004 to 2005
Contracts for Laundry and DryCleaning Services, Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment, Laundry and Dry Cleaning Equipment by Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $408,045; 2005: $87,645; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$150,000 with Army for Laundry and DryCleaning Services. Signed on 2004-10-08. Completion date: 2004-10-16.
$138,455, same as above.Signed on 2004-08-31. Completion date: 2004-10-16.
$60,197, same as above.Signed on 2004-02-27. Completion date: 2004-04-07.
$59,400 with Army for Miscellaneous Service and Trade Equipment. Signed on 2005-01-25. Completion date: 2005-02-17.
SCOTT CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT (3007 MACARTHUR DRIVE) : $294,782 in 24 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment, Tractors, Wheeled, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Vehicular Equipment Components, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment, and moreby Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $17,914; 2003: $105,175; 2004: $50,470; 2005: $121,223; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$76,326 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2003-10-24. Completion date: 2003-12-05.
$53,750 with Army for Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2005-11-30.
$21,985 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Vehicular Equipment Components. Signed on 2005-11-30. Completion date: 2005-12-30.
$15,391 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Signed on 2004-01-30. Completion date: 2003-12-05.
A & E ENTERPRISES OF LOUISIANA (4504 COLISEUM BLVD; small business) : $145,957 in 88 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Building Components, Prefabricated, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Office Supplies and Devices, Office Furniture, Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Office Machines, Text Processing Systems and Visible Record Equipment, and moreby Army, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $1,050; 2002: $16,944; 2003: $38,284; 2004: $29,359; 2005: $48,136; 2006: $12,184.
Biggest contracts:
$11,310 with Army for Building Components, Prefabricated. Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2004-11-05.
$8,340 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Office Supplies and Devices. Signed on 2005-01-26. Completion date: 2005-02-28.
$7,800, same as above.Signed on 2005-03-21. Completion date: 2005-04-25.
$7,301, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-02. Completion date: 2005-08-25.
JTM OF ALEX, INC (2916 NORTH BOLTON AVE; small business) : $73,110 in 2 contractsfrom 2000 to 2002
$63,710 with Defense Logistics Agency for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2000-09-20. Completion date: 2001-02-02.
$9,400 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2002-06-05. Completion date: 2002-06-28.
LOUISIANA MACHINERY COMPANY (3575 NORTH BOLTON AVENUE H; small business) : $38,946 in 6 contractsfrom 2002 to 2005
Contracts for Miscellaneous Items, Miscellaneous Machine Tools, Purchase of Structures and Facilities -- EPG Facilities - Other, Including Transmission, Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components, and moreby U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $3,342; 2003: $0; 2004: $12,678; 2005: $22,926; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$9,200 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2004-06-18. Completion date: 2004-08-15.
$8,756 with Army for Miscellaneous Machine Tools. Signed on 2005-03-03. Completion date: 2005-03-11.
$8,500 with Army for Purchase of Structures and Facilities -- EPG Facilities - Other, Including Transmission. Signed on 2005-02-02. Completion date: 2005-02-03.
$5,670 with Army for Vehicular Cab, Body, and Frame Structural Components. Signed on 2005-07-29. Completion date: 2005-08-05.
LA QUINTA INNS INC (6116 W CALHOUN DR; small business) : $38,820 in 4 contractsfrom 2002 to 2006
$44,100 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2004-10-19. Completion date: 2004-11-29.
$8,940, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-10. Completion date: 2006-04-30.
$3,180, same as above.Signed on 2002-07-16. Completion date: 2002-06-09.
$-17,400, same as above.Signed on 2004-12-16. Completion date: 2004-11-29.
RYLEE CONTRACTING, INC (6650 LODI ROAD; small business)
$33,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-04-18. Completion date: 2001-08-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Construction: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (over 1000 employees: 1 establishment)