70743 Zip Code (Hester, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 698
Zip code population in 2010: 350
Zip code population in 2000: 257

Houses and condos: 200
Renter-occupied apartments: 11
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70743: 71.2 (very low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 2.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 281 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,100 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 70743:

• High school or higher: 100.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 10.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 70743:

• Never married: 14.1%
• Now married: 79.4%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 1.0%
• Divorced: 5.5%

Urban population: 154
Rural population: 543

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70743, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $47,674 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$47,674
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $44,532 (reported on 86.0% of returns)

Here:	$44,532
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 96.3% for AGIs below $10k, 56.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $818 (reported on 51.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$818
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $720 (reported on 19.4% of returns)

Here:	$720
State:	$3,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,467 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$1,467
State:	+$8,531

Total itemized deductions: $12,933 (18% of AGI, reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,933
State:	$18,222

Here:	18.1% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,727 (4% of AGI, reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,727
State:	$4,190

Here:	3.8% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

Total tax: $5,514 (reported on 82.9% of returns)

70743:	$5,514
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 54.3%

Here:	54%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 105.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 70763, 70723, 70071, 70086, 70052, 70090.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 0
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 197

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: 172 (123 now married, 46 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 70743 with a mortgage: 154
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 70743 household income distribution in 2022

• 6Less than $10,000
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$75,000 to $99,999
• 18$100,000 to $124,999
• 95$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999
• 29$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 70743

• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$125,000 to $149,999
• 82$150,000 to $174,999
• 12$175,000 to $199,999
• 12$200,000 to $249,999
• 20$250,000 to $299,999
• 11$300,000 to $399,999
• 19$400,000 to $499,999
• 24$500,000 to $749,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $297,575

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $186,624 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $166,217 - $357,580

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $155,669

Here:	$155,669
State:	$273,555

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 192
• Mobile homes: 6

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 70743

• 81.6%293Drove a car alone
• 21.7%78Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 70743

• 605 to 9 minutes
• 5420 to 24 minutes
• 525 to 29 minutes
• 6430 to 34 minutes
• 6335 to 39 minutes
• 540 to 44 minutes
• 3445 to 59 minutes
• 390 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 35.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 698

• Male householders: 121 (6 living alone), Female householders: 81 (29 living alone)

• 173 spouses (173 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 315 children (316 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 4 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 23 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 97 4-persons, 38 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 34 1-person

303 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households ().

98.4% of residents of 70743 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

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

• This state: 687
• Midwest: 5
• South: 4

93% of the 70743 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.

101% of the 70743 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 18
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:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 70743 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Margaret	2	77.5 years
Allen	2	65.6 years
Mary	2	94.0 years
Richard	2	78.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 70743 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Roussel	10	78.5 years
Poche	8	70.0 years
Accardo	7	79.1 years
Louque	3	71.0 years
Martin	3	77.9 years
Petit	3	69.6 years
Brignac	2	72.0 years
Carnaggio	2	87.5 years
Deslatte	2	75.0 years
Duhe	2	89.0 years