71369 Zip Code (Simmesport, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,154
Zip code population in 2010: 3,222
Zip code population in 2000: 3,309

Houses and condos: 1,219
Renter-occupied apartments: 269
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71369: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 76.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 28 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: $520 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $207 (0.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 71369:

• High school or higher: 77.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
• Unemployed: 7.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 35.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71369:

• Never married: 31.3%
• Now married: 52.2%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 7.0%
• Divorced: 8.2%

• 
• • 1,37463.9%White
  • 67331.3%Black
  • 974.5%Two or more races
  • 70.3%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71369, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $38,266 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,266
State:	$60,757

Salary/wage: $33,379 (reported on 87.5% of returns)

Here:	$33,379
State:	$50,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1217.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3684.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7725.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8465.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21600.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,050 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,050
Louisiana:	$1,576

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.8% for AGIs below $25k, 15.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 47.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 140.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $900 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	$900
State:	$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$25 (reported on 4.2% of returns)

Here:	+$25
State:	+$16,917

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,284 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,284
State:	+$7,679

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 75.7% for AGIs below $25k, 945.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,867 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

71369:	$7,867
Louisiana:	$20,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $3,071 (reported on 43.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,071
State:	$2,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 252.4% for AGIs below $25k, 135.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%

Here:	92%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 94.1% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 71369, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,565 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,565
State:	$56,730

Salary/wage: $30,699 (reported on 87.3% of returns)

Here:	$30,699
State:	$45,545

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.4% for AGIs below $25k, 86.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,290 (reported on 19.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,290
Louisiana:	$1,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,740 (reported on 4.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,740
State:	$7,610

Profit/loss from business: +$4,736 (reported on 20.0% of returns)

Here:	+$4,736
State:	+$12,088

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,480 (28% of AGI, reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	$21,480
State:	$23,585

Here:	28.4% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $3,650 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,650
State:	$5,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $2,827 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

71369:	$2,827
State:	$6,282

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $3,188 (reported on 47.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,188
State:	$2,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 17.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 73.6%

Here:	74%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 74.6% for AGIs below $25k, 66.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71369, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $25,279 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$25,279
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $23,410 (reported on 88.1% of returns)

Here:	$23,410
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.7% for AGIs below $10k, 81.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 59.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,116 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,116
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $957 (reported on 6.3% of returns)

Here:	$957
State:	$3,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$714 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	+$714
State:	+$8,531

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,419 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$6,419
State:	+$9,128

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $10k, 5.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$435 (reported on 2.1% of returns)

Here:	+$435
State:	-$6,401

Total itemized deductions: $17,754 (32% of AGI, reported on 12.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,754
State:	$18,222

Here:	31.7% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 9.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,905 (3% of AGI, reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,905
State:	$4,190

Here:	3.3% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,005 (reported on 53.7% of returns)

71369:	$3,005
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,156 (reported on 44.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,156
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.1%

Here:	67%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 66.5% for AGIs below $10k, 68.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 71362, 71339, 70753, 71355, 71327, 71353.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 321
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 677

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (0 now married, 22 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 423 (139 now married, 285 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71369 with a mortgage: 323
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,143
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $329

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

• Zip code 71369 household income distribution in 2022

• 266Less than $10,000
• 75$10,000 to $14,999
• 61$15,000 to $19,999
• 37$20,000 to $24,999
• 41$25,000 to $29,999
• 56$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $44,999
• 42$45,000 to $49,999
• 58$50,000 to $59,999
• 85$60,000 to $74,999
• 86$75,000 to $99,999
• 91$100,000 to $124,999
• 33$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $199,999
• 20$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71369

• 45Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 38$20,000 to $24,999
• 40$25,000 to $29,999
• 26$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 75$50,000 to $59,999
• 45$60,000 to $69,999
• 18$70,000 to $79,999
• 42$80,000 to $89,999
• 3$90,000 to $99,999
• 107$100,000 to $124,999
• 42$125,000 to $149,999
• 18$150,000 to $174,999
• 38$175,000 to $199,999
• 39$200,000 to $249,999
• 23$250,000 to $299,999
• 48$300,000 to $399,999
• 16$500,000 to $749,999
• 6$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71369

• 52$100 to $149
• 26$150 to $199
• 45$200 to $249
• 8$250 to $299
• 9$300 to $349
• 49$350 to $399
• 11$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 16$650 to $699
• 4$700 to $749
• 11$800 to $899
• 56No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $404.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $890,298.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $131,030
• Black or African American householders: $110,892
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $117,692

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $106,446 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,682 - $176,441

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $165,875

Here:	$165,875
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $48,399

Here:	$48,399
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 805
• Two: 25
• 3 or 4: 148
• 20 to 49: 7
• 50 or more: 2
• Mobile homes: 236

Unemployment: 7.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71369

• 76.7%622Drove a car alone
• 5.1%41Carpooled
• 6.0%49Walked
• 9.5%77Other means
• 2.1%17Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71369

• 97Less than 5 minutes
• 1505 to 9 minutes
• 4110 to 14 minutes
• 2415 to 19 minutes
• 3420 to 24 minutes
• 3525 to 29 minutes
• 14030 to 34 minutes
• 1835 to 39 minutes
• 4845 to 59 minutes
• 12660 to 89 minutes
• 6190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,154

• Male householders: 332 (135 living alone), Female householders: 649 (228 living alone)

• 400 spouses (400 opposite-sex spouses), 51 unmarried partners, (51 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 595 children (532 natural, 17 adopted, 46 stepchildren), 30 grandchildren, 13 brothers or sisters, 4 parents, 0 foster children, 13 other relatives, 16 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 69 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 354 2-persons, 108 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 31 5-persons, 22 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 361 1-person, 55 2-persons

118 married couples with children.
397 single-parent households (397 women).

95.4% of residents of 71369 zip code speak English at home.
4.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• AVOYELLES WATER COMMISSION (WELL FIELD & AQUEDUCT in SIMMESPORT, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• MULTI-PURPOSE (COMMUNITY EVACUATION CTR in SIMMESPORT, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: MAGNAVILLE LOUISIANA USA, INC.

• FOUR CORNERS FISH MARKET (240 NORTH SIMMS in SIMMESPORT, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• MOREAUS DIESEL RPR (540 S MAIN in SIMMESPORT, LA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR.
  Organizations: TED MOREAU (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.8%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.8%

Population in 1990: 3,137. Population change in the 1990s: +172 (+5.5%).

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

• This state: 1,985
• Northeast: 32
• Midwest: 35
• South: 89

67% of the 71369 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

94% of the 71369 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 1% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 71369 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	23	70.6 years
John	19	71.6 years
Mary	18	83.9 years
Willie	15	71.0 years
Joseph	14	71.7 years
William	13	79.9 years
Robert	11	69.3 years
Walter	11	71.4 years
Henry	10	72.6 years
George	9	71.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 71369 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Lemoine	39	72.8 years
Moreau	38	77.4 years
Bordelon	35	73.6 years
Rabalais	28	76.3 years
Mayeux	23	80.0 years
Jones	21	75.6 years
Gremillion	19	77.0 years
Williams	18	68.8 years
Mayeaux	16	74.7 years
Couvillion	15	78.7 years

Businesses in zip code 71369

• U-Haul: 1