Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,173 Zip code population in 2010: 3,948 Zip code population in 2000: 4,269
Houses and condos: 1,532 Renter-occupied apartments: 308
% of renters here:
26%
State:
32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70549: 77.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 117.6 sq. mi. Water area: 7.5 sq. mi.
Population density: 27 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
0.3% ($341)
Louisiana:
0.5% ($1,127)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $580 (0.4%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $227 (0.3%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 1,554
(49.0%)
Females: 1,619
(51.0%)
For population 25 years and over in 70549:
High school or higher: 75.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.6%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
Unemployed: 8.4%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 30.7 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 70549:
Never married: 34.3%
Now married: 45.1%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 8.3%
Divorced: 11.6%
Zip code 70549 compared to state average:
Median house value below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 70549, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $52,823 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$52,823
State:
$60,757
Salary/wage: $44,739 (reported on 83.0% of returns)
Here:
$44,739
State:
$50,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1083.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3406.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6072.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8502.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14680.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,175 (reported on 30.2% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,175
Louisiana:
$1,576
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 27.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 42.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 224.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $5,665 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
$5,665
State:
$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 34.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 110.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 240.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,500 (reported on 12.6% of returns)
Here:
+$4,500
State:
+$16,917
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.1% for AGIs below $25k, 50.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 265.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$4,165 (reported on 14.5% of returns)
Here:
+$4,165
State:
+$7,679
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.3% for AGIs below $25k, 95.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 39.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 177.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,779 (reported on 8.8% of returns)
70549:
$19,779
Louisiana:
$20,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 56.8% for AGIs below $25k, 131.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 549.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1077.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $34,586 (reported on 4.4% of returns)
Here:
$34,586
State:
$36,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 885.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 985.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $6,700 (reported on 1.3% of returns)
70549:
$6,700
State:
$6,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Earned income credit: $2,581 (reported on 26.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,581
State:
$2,671
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 145.3% for AGIs below $25k, 101.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.8%
Here:
92%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 88.2% for AGIs below $25k, 94.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 92.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 70549, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $53,777 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$53,777
State:
$56,730
Salary/wage: $47,782 (reported on 84.5% of returns)
Here:
$47,782
State:
$45,545
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.6% for AGIs below $25k, 80.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 56.4% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,655 (reported on 30.4% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,655
Louisiana:
$1,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,370 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
$3,370
State:
$7,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,322 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
+$3,322
State:
+$17,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$15,339 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:
+$15,339
State:
+$12,088
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,342 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
70549:
$14,342
Louisiana:
$16,085
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $19,750 (14% of AGI, reported on 13.7% of returns)
Here:
$19,750
State:
$23,585
Here:
14.0% of AGI
State:
18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $3,925 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:
$3,925
State:
$5,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,905 (reported on 13.7% of returns)
70549:
$5,905
State:
$6,282
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,411 (reported on 22.4% of returns)
Here:
$2,411
State:
$2,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 59.6%
Here:
60%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 53.7% for AGIs below $25k, 57.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 80.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70549, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,032 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,032
State:
$39,411
Salary/wage: $30,402 (reported on 83.6% of returns)
Here:
$30,402
State:
$34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 134.0% for AGIs below $10k, 77.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,368 (reported on 32.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,368
Louisiana:
$1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,535 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,535
State:
$3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$431 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
+$431
State:
+$8,531
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,518 (reported on 13.1% of returns)
Here:
+$7,518
State:
+$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,639 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
70549:
$3,639
Louisiana:
$3,055
Total itemized deductions: $15,495 (21% of AGI, reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
$15,495
State:
$18,222
Here:
20.9% of AGI
State:
20.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,545 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.0% of returns)
Here:
$2,545
State:
$4,190
Here:
2.9% of AGI
State:
4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,615 (reported on 67.2% of returns)
70549:
$4,615
State:
$6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,759 (reported on 25.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,759
State:
$2,103
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.8%
Here:
66%
State:
61%
(% for various income ranges: 62.0% for AGIs below $10k, 63.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 65.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 263 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 939
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 33 (6 now married, 27 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 675 (285 now married, 388 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 70549 with a mortgage: 321 (39 second mortgage, 13 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,147 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $307
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
19.1%
Whole state:
18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
9.8%
Whole state:
10.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.3
State:
6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 70549: Talens Marine and Fuel Lake Arthur Dock (A), Jefferson Davis Parish Library Lake Arthur Branch (B), Lake Arthur Police Station (C), Lowery Fire Station (D), Lake Arthur Fire Department (E), Lake Arthur Volunteer Fire Department (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 70549 include: First United Methodist Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), Antioch Baptist Church (C), Our Lady of the Lake Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 390 2-persons, 161 3-persons, 124 4-persons, 98 5-persons, 35 6-persons, 11 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 342 1-person, 22 2-persons
380 married couples with children.
159 single-parent households (66 men, 93 women).
93.3% of residents of 70549 zip code speak English at home.
2.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:
0.0%
Whole state:
4.2%
37%French
12%American
9%French Canadian
5%English
4%Cajun
3%Italian
1%Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
112000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
0Before 1990
Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
EQUILON PL CO LLC LAKE ARTHUR STA (7106 HWY 14 in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) 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: CRUDE PETROLEUM PIPELINES Organizations: TEXACO PIPELINE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: EQUILON PIPELINE CO LLC/LAKE ARTHUR STN
A J LEBLANC #1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (4.39 MI NNW OF in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
ALLIED/LK ARTHUR FLD (LAKE ARTHUR FIELD in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: OIL AND GAS FIELD SERVICES
AMANDA A FONTENOT ET AL #1 PRODUCTION FA (11.6 MI SW OF in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
ANR LK ARTHUR CS (541 HWY 3056 12M SW in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Alternative names: MARK R ROMZEK
ANR PIPEINE CO, LAKE ARTHUR COMP (HWY 3056 in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Organizations: ANR PIPELINE COMPANY (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
ANR PIPELINE COMPANY (HIGHWAY 3056 in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Alternative names: ANR PIPELINE LAKE ARTHUR STA, DALLAS BRASSEAUX
ARCENEAUX ESTATE #1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (ARCENEAUX RD 16 MI ENE OF in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS Alternative names: NOBLE ARCENEAUX
B P AMERICAN #1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (OFF ARCENEAUX RD in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS Alternative names: NOBLE BP AMERICAN #1
B P AMERICAN 23 #1 PRODUCTION FACILITY (HWY 82 E 5 MI RT TO LEASE RD, in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
NAT'L ENE/E WINN #1 (S LK ARTHUR FLD/2M W in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION Alternative names: RICK KIRBY 1400 ONE
PRICE HEIRS #1 FACILITY (1.4 MI S OF in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS Alternative names: JEFF PHILLIPS, SANTA FE/PRICE HEIRS
GAUTHIER INDUSTRIES LLC (6073 MORGAN SHORES ROAD in LAKE ARTHUR, LA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: CARWASHES Alternative names: KLEAN N KRUISE II
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 7.5% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.3%
58.8%Electricity
34.7%Utility gas
5.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
1.3%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 5,011.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 2,909
Northeast: 54
Midwest: 20
South: 164
West: 13
66% of the 70549 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.
90% of the 70549 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% 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): 3
Here:
1.3%
Louisiana:
19.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5
Here:
3.5%
Louisiana:
18.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 19
Here:
21.5%
Louisiana:
17.4%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
79,326Architecture and engineering occupations
75,989Construction and extraction occupations
67,200Business and financial operations occupations
58,085Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
53,310Sales and related occupations
51,027Community and social service occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
TALEN'S MARINE AND FUEL, INC (225 PLEASANT ST in LAKE ARTHUR, LA; small business)
$4,375 with Defense Logistics Agency for Fuel Oils. Signed on 2004-10-14. Completion date: 2004-10-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
(49.0%)
(51.0%)
Nearest zip codes: 70646, 70591, 70581, 70650, 70630, 70542.
