Estimated zip code population in 2019: 6,234 Zip code population in 2010: 4,932 Zip code population in 2000: 5,189
Houses and condos: 2,555 Renter-occupied apartments: 821
% of renters here:
38%
State:
34%
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 71417: 80.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 138.9 sq. mi. Water area: 8.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 45 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
This zip code:
0.3% ($305)
Louisiana:
0.5% ($919)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $280 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $465 (0.5%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 3,167
(50.8%)
Females: 3,066
(49.2%)
For population 25 years and over in 71417:
High school or higher: 85.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.6%
Unemployed: 3.2%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 71417:
Never married: 37.7%
Now married: 44.6%
Separated: 2.8%
Widowed: 4.6%
Divorced: 10.3%
Zip code 71417 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Unemployed percentage below 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 71417, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,706 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$39,706
State:
$56,730
Salary/wage: $34,752 (reported on 85.8% of returns)
Here:
$34,752
State:
$45,545
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.7% for AGIs below $25k, 78.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 38.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $482 (reported on 22.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$482
Louisiana:
$1,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $2,080 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,080
State:
$7,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,211 (reported on 4.6% of returns)
Here:
+$4,211
State:
+$17,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,723 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:
+$12,723
State:
+$12,088
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,967 (reported on 4.6% of returns)
71417:
$8,967
Louisiana:
$16,085
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,531 (24% of AGI, reported on 14.7% of returns)
Here:
$19,531
State:
$23,585
Here:
23.6% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $4,648 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
$4,648
State:
$5,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $3,376 (reported on 14.7% of returns)
71417:
$3,376
State:
$6,282
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,673 (reported on 35.5% of returns)
Here:
$2,673
State:
$2,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.2%
Here:
48%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 45.7% for AGIs below $25k, 48.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 52.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71417, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,201 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$28,201
State:
$39,411
Salary/wage: $25,440 (reported on 88.1% of returns)
Here:
$25,440
State:
$34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 98.8% for AGIs below $10k, 79.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 57.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,077 (reported on 25.6% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,077
Louisiana:
$1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,385 (reported on 9.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,385
State:
$3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$2,667 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
Here:
+$2,667
State:
+$8,531
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$5,833 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:
+$5,833
State:
+$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $10k, 3.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $1,750 (reported on 1.2% of returns)
71417:
$1,750
Louisiana:
$3,055
Total itemized deductions: $16,511 (26% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)
Here:
$16,511
State:
$18,222
Here:
25.5% of AGI
State:
20.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,076 (6% of AGI, reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,076
State:
$4,190
Here:
5.9% of AGI
State:
4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,594 (reported on 59.6% of returns)
71417:
$3,594
State:
$6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,188 (reported on 36.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,188
State:
$2,103
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 58.9%
Here:
59%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 51.3% for AGIs below $10k, 64.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 528 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,590
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 69 (43 now married, 25 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,102 (508 now married, 592 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 71417 with a mortgage: 545 (7 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 794
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,025 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $317
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
21.7%
Whole state:
19.0%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:
This zip code:
13.3%
Whole state:
10.3%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.9
State:
6.1
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 71417: Harrison Camp (A), Colfax Fire Department (B), Hudson Creek Volunteer Fire Department District 6 (C), Grant Parish Fire District 1 (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 71417 include: Union Church (A), Walnut Grove Church (B), Big Mount Zion Baptist Church (C), Mount Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church (D), Faranzie Baptist Church (E), Bethel Church (F), Bethlehem Church (G), Calvary Church (H), Israelite Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bynum Cemetery (1), Corbett Cemetery (2), Saint Aloysius Cemetery (3), Cruikshank Cemetery (4), Parsonage Cemetery (5), Union Cemetery (6), Anthony Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Bayou Darrow (A), Dry Branch (B), Cold Branch (C), Camp Creek (D), Cress Creek (E), Cholera Branch (F), Chandler Creek (G), Bonaparte Creek (H), LaPet Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 257 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 641 2-persons, 410 3-persons, 176 4-persons, 81 5-persons, 37 6-persons, 1 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 762 1-person, 38 2-persons
449 married couples with children.
451 single-parent households (69 men, 382 women).
96.9% of residents of 71417 zip code speak English at home.
1.3% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% very well, 19% well, 5% not well, 7% not at all).
1.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 57 (0.9%) (31.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.9%
Whole state:
4.2%
29%Honduras
16%Sweden
16%United Kingdom, excluding England and Scotland
10%Thailand
10%Mexico
9%Guatemala
2%Barbados
22%American
6%French
3%English
3%French Canadian
3%Irish
1%New Zealander
1%Eastern European
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
142010 or later
52000 to 2009
271990 to 1999
36Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
RICHARDSON DR. (END OF RICHARDSON DR. in COLFAX, LA)
(Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1999-0632, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: COLFAX, TOWN OF, COLFAX, TOWN OF WWTP, TOWN OF COLFAX
GRANT MEDICAL CLINIC (340 WEBB SMITH DR in COLFAX, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: RAPIDES GENERAL HOSP (CONTACT/OWNER)
FITZ AUTO & TRUCK SVC (400 8TH ST in COLFAX, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. Organizations: JAMES R FITZHUGH (CONTACT/OWNER)
106 BED JAIL FACILITY (RICHARDSON DR in COLFAX, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Alternative names: KCS CONSTRUCTION CO INC
GRANT PARISH POLICE JURY (WALKER FERRY ROAD in COLFAX, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
GRANT PH SCHOOL BOARD (PO BOX 208 in COLFAX, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: GRANT PH SCHOOL BOA-SOUTH GRAN
R & R OIL CO (GILLETE RD OFF HWY 71 N in COLFAX, LA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: THOMAS L FUTRELL (CONTACT/OWNER)
FITZ AUTO & TRUCK SVC (711 MAIN ST in COLFAX, 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: JAMES & CAROLE FITZHUGH (CONTACT/OWNER)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.4% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.0%
72.7%Electricity
17.7%Utility gas
4.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.0%Wood
1.1%No fuel used
0.6%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 5,520.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 5,528
Northeast: 100
Midwest: 47
South: 265
West: 191
65% of the 71417 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.
92% of the 71417 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 24% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 37% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 6% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 38
Here:
10.2%
Louisiana:
16.9%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 36
Here:
12.3%
Louisiana:
16.2%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 55
Here:
28.5%
Louisiana:
15.8%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
92,783Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
52,240Business and financial operations occupations
51,057Architecture and engineering occupations
50,366Production occupations
42,453Transportation occupations
33,539Community and social service occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Wholesale Trade: Women's, Children's, and Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
Wholesale Trade: General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
Finance and Insurance: Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
People in group quarters in 2010:
123 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
98 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
12 people in group homes intended for adults
People in group quarters in 2000:
104 people in nursing homes
28 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
12 people in homes for the mentally retarded
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 9. The highest number of fire incidents - 25 took place in 2008, and the least - 0 in 2009. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (41.9%), and Outside Fires (37.2%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 71417