Estimated median household income in 2007: $46,270
| This zip code: | $46,270 | | Louisiana: | $40,926 |
Nearest zip codes: 71455, 71427, 71434, 71472, 71446, 71438.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 74.0% | | Whole state: | 69.8% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 5.0% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in zip code 71474 with a mortgage: 53 (6 second mortgage, 2 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 57
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $888
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $251
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 8.0% | | Whole state: | 18.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.1% | | Whole state: | 7.8% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 5.8 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 5.4 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 2
- 1995 to 1998: 24
- 1990 to 1994: 16
- 1980 to 1989: 57
- 1970 to 1979: 55
- 1960 to 1969: 37
- 1950 to 1959: 31
- 1940 to 1949: 34
- 1939 or earlier: 20
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Simpson, LA (71474): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 31
- 3 bedrooms: 154
- 4 bedrooms: 18
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 0
- 1 bedrooms: 0
- 2 bedrooms: 15
- 3 bedrooms: 18
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 0
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Vehicles available in 71474 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 8
- 1 vehicle: 69
- 2 vehicles: 87
- 3 vehicles: 35
- 4 vehicles: 8
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 0
- 1 vehicle: 21
- 2 vehicles: 6
- 3 vehicles: 3
- 4 vehicles: 3
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 71474:
- Less than $10,000: 8
- $10,000 to $14,999: 4
- $15,000 to $19,999: 7
- $20,000 to $24,999: 8
- $25,000 to $29,999: 2
- $30,000 to $34,999: 1
- $40,000 to $49,999: 6
- $50,000 to $59,999: 9
- $60,000 to $69,999: 5
- $70,000 to $79,999: 6
- $80,000 to $89,999: 13
- $90,000 to $99,999: 14
- $100,000 to $124,999: 26
- $125,000 to $149,999: 22
- $150,000 to $174,999: 14
- $175,000 to $199,999: 7
- $200,000 to $249,999: 10
- $250,000 to $299,999: 7
- $300,000 to $399,999: 8
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 71474:
- $100 to $149: 2
- $250 to $299: 3
- $450 to $499: 2
- No cash rent: 17
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $36,812.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,001
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $147,251
- Two or more races householders: $89,987
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $155,432
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $104,228 (it was $65,000 in 2000)
| 71474: | $104,228 | | Louisiana: | $126,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $61,842 - $136,454
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $139,450| Here: | $139,450 | | State: | $177,270 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $152,972| Here: | $152,972 | | State: | $167,971 |
Mobile homes: $30,217| Here: | $30,217 | | State: | $34,481 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 200
- One, attached: 4
- Mobile homes: 72

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 189 (79%)
- Carpooled: 43 (18%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 3 (1%)
- Walked: 2 (1%)
- Worked at home: 2 (1%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 20
- 5 to 9 minutes: 9
- 10 to 14 minutes: 4
- 15 to 19 minutes: 5
- 20 to 24 minutes: 30
- 25 to 29 minutes: 22
- 30 to 34 minutes: 56
- 35 to 39 minutes: 10
- 40 to 44 minutes: 13
- 45 to 59 minutes: 19
- 60 to 89 minutes: 30
- 90 or more minutes: 19
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 70.3%
Household type by relationship
Households: 606
- In family households: 542 (151 male householders, 33 female householders)
147 spouses, 196 children (179 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 8 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 64 (22 male householders (22 living alone)), 42 female householders (42 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 76 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 43 4-persons, 15 5-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 64 1-person.
123 married couples with children.
22 single-parent households (4 men, 18 women).
94.3% of residents of 71474 zip code speak English at home.
1.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
4.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% very well, 8% well, 17% not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 4 (0.7%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.7% | | Whole state: | 2.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 0
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 0
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White population: 565
Black population: 4
American Indian population: 30
Asian population: 0
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 2

First ancestries reported:
|  United States or American: 142 |
|  Other groups: 67 |
|  English: 57 |
|  Irish: 35 |
|  French (except Basque): 33 |
|  German: 25 |
|  Italian: 7 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 5 |
|  Dutch: 4 |
|  Canadian: 2 |
|  European: 2 |
|  Greek: 2 |
|  Czech: 2 |
|  Polish: 2 |
|  Scottish: 2 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 2 |
|  Ethiopian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- HILLTOP AUTO SVC (7213 HWY 8 in SIMPSON, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SNERLIN BURKES (CONTACT/OWNER)
Median worth of mobile homes: $19,644
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (52%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (4%)
- Wood (2%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 407
- Northeast: 21
- Midwest: 24
- South: 116
- West: 30
74% of the 71474 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 56% 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): 5
| Here: | 7.9% | | Louisiana: | 17.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Louisiana: | 15.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% | | Louisiana: | 16.8% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- ARROWHEAD CONTRACTORS, INC (7320 HWY 465 S in SIMPSON, LA; small business): $2,862,450 in 40 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, and more by Army, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Park Service, and others Signed by year: 2000: $309,090; 2001: $461,354; 2002: $829,961; 2003: $333,543; 2004: $879,014; 2005: $49,988; 2006: $-500.
Biggest contracts:
$1,164,336 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2005-05-09. Completion date: 2005-11-16.
$749,999 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-04-04.
$339,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2002-02-15. Completion date: 2003-02-15.
$294,354 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-09-11. Completion date: 2002-03-04.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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