71353 Zip Code (Melville, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,649
Zip code population in 2010: 1,664
Zip code population in 2000: 2,196

Houses and condos: 868
Renter-occupied apartments: 60
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71353: 78.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 75.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 22 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $927 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $467 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 71353:

• High school or higher: 86.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 40.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71353:

• Never married: 28.9%
• Now married: 60.1%
• Separated: 0.8%
• Widowed: 9.1%
• Divorced: 1.1%

• 
• • 1,10867.3%White
  • 46328.1%Black
  • 503.0%Two or more races
  • 261.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71353, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,337 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,337
State:	$60,757

Salary/wage: $39,034 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$39,034
State:	$50,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1378.3% for AGIs below $25k, 3352.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9622.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7596.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17580.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $436 (reported on 17.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$436
Louisiana:	$1,576

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,250 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

Here:	+$14,250
State:	+$16,917

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 219.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,914 (reported on 35.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,914
State:	$2,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 215.7% for AGIs below $25k, 111.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.9%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 71353, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $34,393 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,393
State:	$56,730

Salary/wage: $31,685 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,685
State:	$45,545

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.1% for AGIs below $25k, 79.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 89.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $667 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$667
Louisiana:	$1,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 4.3% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$7,610

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$350 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

Here:	+$350
State:	+$17,096

Profit/loss from business: +$4,508 (reported on 17.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,508
State:	+$12,088

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,550 (reported on 2.9% of returns)

71353:	$6,550
Louisiana:	$16,085

Total itemized deductions: $24,246 (36% of AGI, reported on 18.6% of returns)

Here:	$24,246
State:	$23,585

Here:	36.3% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $4,700 (reported on 12.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,700
State:	$5,533

Taxes paid: $2,569 (reported on 18.6% of returns)

71353:	$2,569
State:	$6,282

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $3,321 (reported on 41.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,321
State:	$2,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 47.1%

Here:	47%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 35.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71353, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,531 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,531
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $24,634 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$24,634
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.8% for AGIs below $10k, 79.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,012 (reported on 25.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,012
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $471 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$471
State:	$3,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$281 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	+$281
State:	+$8,531

Profit/loss from business: +$2,157 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$2,157
State:	+$9,128

Total itemized deductions: $17,352 (36% of AGI, reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	$17,352
State:	$18,222

Here:	36.1% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,523 (7% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,523
State:	$4,190

Here:	7.1% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total tax: $2,501 (reported on 57.4% of returns)

71353:	$2,501
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,300 (reported on 42.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,300
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.5%

Here:	59%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 59.2% for AGIs below $10k, 58.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 68.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 70715, 71358, 70747, 70753, 71369, 71345.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 148
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 526

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (30 now married, 14 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 277 (180 now married, 94 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71353 with a mortgage: 99
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,298
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $320

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 71353 household income distribution in 2022

• 95Less than $10,000
• 48$10,000 to $14,999
• 6$15,000 to $19,999
• 53$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 66$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 60$40,000 to $44,999
• 111$50,000 to $59,999
• 73$60,000 to $74,999
• 31$75,000 to $99,999
• 45$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 24$150,000 to $199,999
• 7$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71353

• 21Less than $10,000
• 22$10,000 to $14,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$40,000 to $49,999
• 12$50,000 to $59,999
• 58$70,000 to $79,999
• 49$80,000 to $89,999
• 36$90,000 to $99,999
• 76$100,000 to $124,999
• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 20$150,000 to $174,999
• 53$175,000 to $199,999
• 62$200,000 to $249,999
• 39$250,000 to $299,999
• 57$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71353

• 9$150 to $199
• 10$200 to $249
• 15$500 to $549
• 29No cash rent

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $150,175
• Black or African American householders: $101,037
• Two or more races householders: $69,098
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $261,040

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $113,936 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $79,904 - $213,053

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $168,159

Here:	$168,159
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $57,374

Here:	$57,374
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 628
• Two: 28
• 3 or 4: 6
• 20 to 49: 22
• Mobile homes: 180

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71353

• 83.6%501Drove a car alone
• 3.0%18Carpooled
• 1.8%11Bus or trolley bus
• 1.3%8Other means
• 9.5%57Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71353

• 29Less than 5 minutes
• 445 to 9 minutes
• 6110 to 14 minutes
• 2915 to 19 minutes
• 3420 to 24 minutes
• 1325 to 29 minutes
• 9630 to 34 minutes
• 1435 to 39 minutes
• 9645 to 59 minutes
• 5660 to 89 minutes
• 6690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,649

• Male householders: 274 (73 living alone), Female householders: 398 (101 living alone)

• 352 spouses (340 opposite-sex spouses), 16 unmarried partners, (16 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 557 children (487 natural, 0 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 15 parents, 0 foster children, 15 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 194 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 175 4-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 173 1-person

215 married couples with children.
184 single-parent households (29 men, 155 women).

97.5% of residents of 71353 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% very well, 47% well).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AQUILA/MELVILLE NGL RECOVERY UNIT (AT in MELVILLE, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: DAN MCKENZIE

• R L WOLFE #2 WELLSITE - ELBA FIELD (2 MI W OF in ELBA, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: JP OIL RL WOLFE #2, R L WOLFE NO 2 WELLSITE - ELBA FIELD

• ELBA GAS PLANT (5 MI NW OF in MELVILLE, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
  Alternative names: JP OIL ELBA GAS PLT

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.1%

Population in 1990: 2,713.

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

• This state: 1,596
• Northeast: 16
• South: 26

70% of the 71353 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

94% of the 71353 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 95% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% 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): 6
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• MED EXPRESS AMBULANCE SERVICE, (505 CHURCH ST in MELVILLE, LA; small business) : $6,513,473 in 21 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Ambulance Service, General Health Care Services by Army, Office of Governmentwide Policy
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $915,223; 2002: $1,155,290; 2003: $1,168,115; 2004: $1,212,062; 2005: $1,717,145; 2006: $345,638.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,183,675 with Army for Ambulance Service. Signed on 2005-10-27. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $1,155,802, same as above. Signed on 2004-11-08. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $1,128,370, same as above. Signed on 2003-10-24. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $1,073,912, same as above. Signed on 2002-10-28. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (20-49: 1)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9601.00 , 9604.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9601.00 , 9604.00

Most common first names in zip code 71353 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	21	59.8 years
Joseph	20	75.3 years
Mary	20	75.5 years
John	16	69.9 years
Willie	11	75.4 years
Sam	9	74.9 years
William	9	76.5 years
Ella	7	75.1 years
Annie	7	73.0 years
George	7	69.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 71353 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Goudeau	19	77.8 years
Jones	16	72.1 years
Williams	15	69.9 years
Boudreaux	13	68.6 years
Smith	12	75.2 years
Coulon	11	74.7 years
Adams	10	57.7 years
Richard	9	54.8 years
Jackson	9	81.9 years
Robertson	8	74.3 years

Businesses in zip code 71353

• True Value: 1