Estimated zip code population in 2019: 5,955 Zip code population in 2010: 5,454 Zip code population in 2000: 5,831
Houses and condos: 1,804 Renter-occupied apartments: 446
% of renters here:
30%
State:
34%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 71327: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 42.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 142 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.2% ($305)
Louisiana:
0.5% ($919)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $528 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $208 (0.2%)
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Males: 3,711
(62.3%)
Females: 2,243
(37.7%)
For population 25 years and over in 71327:
High school or higher: 62.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 71327:
Never married: 47.9%
Now married: 32.2%
Separated: 2.2%
Widowed: 3.7%
Divorced: 14.0%
Zip code 71327 compared to state average:
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 71327, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,064 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$44,064
State:
$56,730
Salary/wage: $35,311 (reported on 86.8% of returns)
Here:
$35,311
State:
$45,545
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.5% for AGIs below $25k, 80.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 25.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $821 (reported on 22.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$821
Louisiana:
$1,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,000 (reported on 7.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,000
State:
$7,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,610 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:
+$1,610
State:
+$17,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$16,895 (reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
+$16,895
State:
+$12,088
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,414 (reported on 4.6% of returns)
71327:
$15,414
Louisiana:
$16,085
Total itemized deductions: $21,367 (15% of AGI, reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:
$21,367
State:
$23,585
Here:
15.4% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,550 (reported on 6.6% of returns)
Here:
$4,550
State:
$5,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,827 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
71327:
$4,827
State:
$6,282
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,814 (reported on 39.1% of returns)
Here:
$2,814
State:
$2,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.3% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 66.9%
Here:
67%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 67.5% for AGIs below $25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 58.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71327, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,475 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$29,475
State:
$39,411
Salary/wage: $26,489 (reported on 89.2% of returns)
Here:
$26,489
State:
$34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 94.2% for AGIs below $10k, 83.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,090 (reported on 27.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,090
Louisiana:
$1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,766 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,766
State:
$3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$800 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
Here:
+$800
State:
+$8,531
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$9,840 (reported on 12.7% of returns)
Here:
+$9,840
State:
+$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from farming: +$128 (reported on 2.6% of returns)
Here:
+$128
State:
-$6,401
IRA payment deduction: $3,105 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
71327:
$3,105
Louisiana:
$3,055
Total itemized deductions: $16,432 (20% of AGI, reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:
$16,432
State:
$18,222
Here:
20.3% of AGI
State:
20.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,906 (4% of AGI, reported on 6.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,906
State:
$4,190
Here:
3.5% of AGI
State:
4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,253 (reported on 58.4% of returns)
71327:
$4,253
State:
$6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,265 (reported on 38.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,265
State:
$2,103
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.8%
Here:
65%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 61.0% for AGIs below $10k, 65.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 86.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 2.2% of all households
Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 277 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,179
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 73 (15 now married, 56 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,074 (432 now married, 642 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 71327 with a mortgage: 617 (3 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 408
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $962 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $289
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
22.3%
Whole state:
19.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
13.6%
Whole state:
10.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.0
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.9
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Churches in zip code 71327 include: First Evening Star Baptist Church (A), Old Zion Church (B), Golden Chain Church (C), Jerusalem Church (D), Little Zion Church (E), Morning Star Church (F), Saint Marys Catholic Church (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 2,324 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 315 2-persons, 343 3-persons, 167 4-persons, 54 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 473 1-person, 60 2-persons, 25 3-persons
486 married couples with children.
383 single-parent households (13 men, 370 women).
89.6% of residents of 71327 zip code speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (98% very well, 3% not at all).
6.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (90% very well, 9% well, 1% not well).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 51 (0.9%) (49.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.9%
Whole state:
4.2%
48%Fiji
21%France
13%Romania
10%Thailand
4%Honduras
16%French
7%American
3%Irish
2%German
2%Scandinavian
2%French Canadian
2%English
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
422010 or later
182000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
16Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
BREWIN SEPTIC TANK SERVICES (ALTON FOGG ROAD in HICKORY, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-06-2005-2057, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
GREMILLION BROS INC (179 CHOUPIQUE in COTTONPORT, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.1% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%
48.4%Electricity
43.0%Utility gas
5.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.8%Wood
Population in 1990: 3,190. Population change in the 1990s: +2,641 (+82.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,209
Northeast: 45
Midwest: 139
South: 340
West: 131
70% of the 71327 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.
87% of the 71327 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 207
Here:
34.7%
Louisiana:
16.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 301
Here:
53.2%
Louisiana:
16.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 111
Here:
33.0%
Louisiana:
15.8%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
109,223Transportation occupations
96,661Management occupations
62,641Business and financial operations occupations
43,521Production occupations
43,454Construction and extraction occupations
36,449Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
MERRICK CONSTRUCTION CO (1332 FRONT ST in COTTONPORT, LA; small business) : $34,270,762 in 120 contractsfrom 1999 to 2006
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year:2000: $4,890,304; 2001: $11,376,253; 2002: $5,816,828; 2003: $2,402,817; 2004: $4,092,744; 2005: $1,734,956; 2006: $1,839,460.
Biggest contracts:
$1,867,294 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-11-26. Completion date: 2002-02-18.
$1,404,093, same as above.Signed on 2001-12-14. Completion date: 2002-09-07.
$1,187,159, same as above.Signed on 2002-11-25. Completion date: 2002-09-07.
$1,134,000, same as above.Signed on 2001-12-13. Completion date: 2002-08-30.
MATTHEA L RICHE' (141 S BAYOU DES GLAISES R in COTTONPORT, LA; small business) : $699,548 in 70 contractsfrom 2001 to 2006
Contracts for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $50,760; 2002: $122,276; 2003: $151,564; 2004: $251,493; 2005: $127,030; 2006: -$3,575.
Biggest contracts:
$64,400 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2002-01-18. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
$59,710 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$59,710 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
$53,925, same as above.Signed on 2003-04-08. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: Vocational Rehabilitation Services (100-249 employees: 2 establishments)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (100-249: 1, 5-9: 1)
Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (50-99: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (10-19: 2, 1-4: 1)
Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 2)
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Materials Recovery Facilities (10-19: 1)
Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
1,563 people in state prisons
170 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
7 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
People in group quarters in 2000:
1,738 people in state prisons
Most common first names in zip code 71327 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Joseph
14
77.7 years
James
11
69.5 years
Mary
11
78.3 years
John
11
66.8 years
George
11
77.9 years
Frank
9
71.7 years
Herman
8
67.1 years
Louis
8
72.7 years
Lillie
8
79.7 years
Charles
7
67.1 years
Most common last names in zip code 71327 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Ducote
93
73.7 years
Gauthier
50
75.0 years
Lemoine
43
73.7 years
Armand
38
72.5 years
Jeansonne
28
76.9 years
Gremillion
26
75.8 years
Firmin
21
77.4 years
Bordelon
20
74.9 years
Juneau
18
80.6 years
Chenevert
17
76.6 years
Businesses in zip code 71327
Subway: 1
U-Haul: 1
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