Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,301 Zip code population in 2010: 3,435 Zip code population in 2000: 3,662
Houses and condos: 1,604 Renter-occupied apartments: 192
% of renters here:
16%
State:
32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70542: 79.2 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 189.2 sq. mi. Water area: 7.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 17 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.2% ($308)
Louisiana:
0.5% ($1,127)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $526 (0.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $244 (0.2%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,564
(47.4%)
Females: 1,737
(52.6%)
For population 25 years and over in 70542:
High school or higher: 83.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.0%
Graduate or professional degree: 1.3%
Unemployed: 9.1%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 70542:
Never married: 27.3%
Now married: 50.0%
Separated: 1.2%
Widowed: 6.2%
Divorced: 15.2%
Zip code 70542 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $128,390
70542:
$128,390
Louisiana:
$209,200
According to our research of Louisiana and other state lists, there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 70542 zip code as of March 29, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 70542 is 531 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
42.2 years
Louisiana median age:
38.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.7 people
Louisiana:
2.5 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 70542, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,272 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$54,272
State:
$60,757
Salary/wage: $50,160 (reported on 80.5% of returns)
Here:
$50,160
State:
$50,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1131.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3766.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6438.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8620.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13185.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,000 (reported on 33.3% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,000
Louisiana:
$1,576
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.1% for AGIs below $25k, 19.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 28.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 160.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,888 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
$4,888
State:
$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 54.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 36.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 501.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,394 (reported on 13.8% of returns)
Here:
+$4,394
State:
+$16,917
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 52.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 115.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 389.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,711 (reported on 15.4% of returns)
Here:
+$7,711
State:
+$7,679
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.1% for AGIs below $25k, 95.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 349.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 63.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 469.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,627 (reported on 8.9% of returns)
70542:
$18,627
Louisiana:
$20,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 40.6% for AGIs below $25k, 56.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 644.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 917.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $40,160 (reported on 4.1% of returns)
Here:
$40,160
State:
$36,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 508.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 890.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $2,533 (reported on 22.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,533
State:
$2,671
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 141.4% for AGIs below $25k, 85.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.3%
Here:
94%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 93.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 70542, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,054 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$55,054
State:
$56,730
Salary/wage: $49,797 (reported on 87.8% of returns)
Here:
$49,797
State:
$45,545
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.7% for AGIs below $25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 63.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,207 (reported on 34.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,207
Louisiana:
$1,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $4,671 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
$4,671
State:
$7,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$415 (reported on 9.9% of returns)
Here:
+$415
State:
+$17,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$14,965 (reported on 13.0% of returns)
Here:
+$14,965
State:
+$12,088
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,878 (reported on 6.9% of returns)
70542:
$12,878
Louisiana:
$16,085
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,111 (17% of AGI, reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
$19,111
State:
$23,585
Here:
17.1% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,155 (reported on 8.4% of returns)
Here:
$3,155
State:
$5,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $4,963 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
70542:
$4,963
State:
$6,282
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,277 (reported on 19.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,277
State:
$2,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 67.9%
Here:
68%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 61.5% for AGIs below $25k, 64.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70542, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,929 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$35,929
State:
$39,411
Salary/wage: $33,834 (reported on 81.5% of returns)
Here:
$33,834
State:
$34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62250.0% for AGIs below $10k, 75.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 43.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,004 (reported on 40.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,004
Louisiana:
$1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7750.0% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $3,695 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:
$3,695
State:
$3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4100.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$4,109 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
+$4,109
State:
+$8,531
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -700.0% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, -0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,085 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
+$6,085
State:
+$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6100.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $2,714 (reported on 1.5% of returns)
70542:
$2,714
Louisiana:
$3,055
Total itemized deductions: $15,899 (18% of AGI, reported on 10.8% of returns)
Here:
$15,899
State:
$18,222
Here:
18.0% of AGI
State:
20.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,070 (4% of AGI, reported on 8.3% of returns)
Here:
$4,070
State:
$4,190
Here:
4.2% of AGI
State:
4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,066 (reported on 71.2% of returns)
70542:
$5,066
State:
$6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2500.0% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,808 (reported on 19.7% of returns)
Here:
$1,808
State:
$2,103
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 71.9%
Here:
72%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 72.9% for AGIs below $10k, 67.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 207 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 998
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 17 (16 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 682 (316 now married, 362 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 70542 with a mortgage: 257 Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,244 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $341
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
17.0%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
10.6%
Whole state:
10.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.4
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.1
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 70542: Gueydan Sewage Treatment Facility (A), Lulu Hunting Club (B), Gueydan Police Department (C), Gueydan Museum and Cultural Arts Center (D), Vermilion Parish Library Gueydan Branch (E), Gueydan Fire Department (F), Klondike Volunteer Fire Department (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 70542 include: First Baptist Church (A), Gueydan United Methodist Church (B), Hubbard United Church of Christ (C), Saint Peter Catholic Church (D), Saint Theresa Church (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 51 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 443 2-persons, 74 3-persons, 221 4-persons, 50 5-persons, 4 6-persons, 29 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 344 1-person, 29 2-persons, 7 5-persons
326 married couples with children.
108 single-parent households (108 women).
95.8% of residents of 70542 zip code speak English at home.
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% very well, 3% well).
Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:
0.0%
Whole state:
4.2%
29%French
26%Cajun
9%American
9%German
2%Irish
2%English
2%French Canadian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
3Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
GUEYDAN HIGH SCHOOL (901 MAIN STREET in GUEYDAN, LA)
(Geographic Names Information System) (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-057008 Organizations: VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MOBIL OIL COMPANY-HARDEE #3 (SE GUEYDAN FIELD in GUEYDAN, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO - COMPRESSOR STA (465 HARRYS RD in GUEYDAN, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Alternative names: CLAUDIA MACHOLZ, NATURAL GAS PL CO COMPR STA 346
1ST NATIONAL FARMS #4 PRODUCTION FACILIT (HWY 90 & HWY 91 in GUEYDAN, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS Alternative names: HALLWOOD/1ST NAT'L
BABINS VERMILION FLYERS (HWY 14 .25 M W GUEYDAN in GUEYDAN, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
BROUSSARD-HOFFPAUIR #1 PRODUCTION FACILI (5.2 MI NW OF in GUEYDAN, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
MYERS PROPERTIES (215 DASPIT ST in GUEYDAN, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: OPERATORS OF RESIDENTIAL MOBILE HOME SITES Alternative names: MYERS PROPERTIES-DREAM COUR
NATURAL GAS PIPELINE CO (OF AMERICA in GUEYDAN, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION
NORTH TURTLE BAYOU PRODUCTION FACILITY (6 MI S OF in GUEYDAN, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS Alternative names: EEX\NORTH TURTLE BAY, PAUL PRIHODA
PETROLEUM EXCHANGE (MULVEY IRRIGATION WELL #1 in GUEYDAN, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
PHAROAH OIL & GAS, INC. (WEST HUEYDEN FIELD in GUEYDAN, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
PLAINS MARKETING LP - MERMENTAU TERMINAL (HWY 14, 8 MI NW OF in GUEYDAN, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS Alternative names: J W PORCIAU, UNOCAL MERMENTAU
PURE TRANSPORTATION CO LA DISTRICT (VARIOUS PIPELINE in GUEYDAN, LA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.0% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 6.3%
75.9%Electricity
22.8%Utility gas
1.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Population in 1990: 3,839.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,162
Northeast: 2
Midwest: 12
South: 103
West: 13
72% of the 70542 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.
95% of the 70542 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 10% 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): 9
Here:
3.8%
Louisiana:
19.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:
5.2%
Louisiana:
18.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6
Here:
3.6%
Louisiana:
17.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
115,052Construction and extraction occupations
84,142Management occupations
37,987Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
29,971Production occupations
29,069Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
21,099Education, training, and library occupations
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)
Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
Wholesale Trade: Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (10-19: 1)
Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1)
People in group quarters in 2010:
53 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
67 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
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: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 2
Most common first names in zip code 70542 among deceased individuals
Name
Count
Lived (average)
Joseph
23
76.0 years
John
22
73.1 years
Mary
15
76.9 years
Agnes
14
81.2 years
Charles
11
72.0 years
Edith
10
83.3 years
George
10
76.6 years
William
9
76.4 years
Marie
9
85.1 years
Robert
8
65.4 years
Most common last names in zip code 70542 among deceased individuals
Last name
Count
Lived (average)
Broussard
58
75.5 years
Hebert
45
72.7 years
Benoit
36
71.4 years
Breaux
29
74.6 years
Vincent
27
74.8 years
Guidry
25
75.5 years
Simon
24
76.3 years
Marceaux
23
75.8 years
Touchet
23
71.7 years
Lege
20
77.7 years
Businesses in zip code 70542
Lane Furniture: 1
True Value: 1
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