70556 Zip Code (Mermentau, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 637
Zip code population in 2010: 331
Zip code population in 2000: 737

Houses and condos: 390
Renter-occupied apartments: 82
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70556: 77.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.4 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.3 sq. mi.

Population density: 100 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $207 (0.4%)

For population 25 years and over in 70556:

• High school or higher: 81.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 2.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 18.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 70556:

• Never married: 31.8%
• Now married: 53.7%
• Separated: 2.3%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 4.3%

• 
• • 50679.8%White
  • 11317.8%Black
  • 101.6%Hispanic or Latino
  • 50.8%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70556, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $27,990 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$27,990
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $26,426 (reported on 90.1% of returns)

Here:	$26,426
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 103.1% for AGIs below $10k, 84.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $532 (reported on 24.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$532
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable dividends: $263 (reported on 6.1% of returns)

Here:	$263
State:	$3,235

Profit/loss from business: +$2,720 (reported on 8.0% of returns)

Here:	+$2,720
State:	+$9,128

Total itemized deductions: $11,636 (17% of AGI, reported on 3.5% of returns)

Here:	$11,636
State:	$18,222

Here:	17.0% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

Total tax: $3,103 (reported on 59.1% of returns)

70556:	$3,103
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,445 (reported on 35.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,445
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 73.2%

Here:	73%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $10k, 78.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 73.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 70531, 70537, 70559, 70534, 70546, 70543.
Mermentau Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 69
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 281

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 104 (32 now married, 71 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 70556 with a mortgage: 23
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,038
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $241

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 70556 household income distribution in 2022

• 11Less than $10,000
• 25$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 16$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 14$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$35,000 to $39,999
• 23$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 11$50,000 to $59,999
• 13$75,000 to $99,999
• 186$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 70556

• 3Less than $10,000
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 127$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 11$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 29$100,000 to $124,999
• 3$125,000 to $149,999
• 3$150,000 to $174,999
• 1$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 70556

• 7Less than $100
• 13$150 to $199
• 3$200 to $249
• 14$250 to $299
• 18$350 to $399
• 8$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 4$500 to $549
• 10No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $457.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $72,248
• Black or African American householders: $56,840
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $55,641

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $59,922 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,682 - $88,060

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $71,748

Here:	$71,748
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $71,709

Here:	$71,709
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 285
• Two: 49
• 10 to 19: 17
• 20 to 49: 17
• Mobile homes: 17

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 70556

• 6Less than 5 minutes
• 275 to 9 minutes
• 1910 to 14 minutes
• 5015 to 19 minutes
• 825 to 29 minutes
• 630 to 34 minutes
• 640 to 44 minutes
• 1945 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 29.3%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 637

• Male householders: 64 (13 living alone), Female householders: 288 (41 living alone)

• 88 spouses (88 opposite-sex spouses), 15 unmarried partners, (15 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 109 children (104 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 25 grandchildren, 19 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 0 foster children, 20 other relatives, 11 non-relatives

Size of family households: 245 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 9 4-persons, 6 5-persons, 6 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 53 1-person, 6 2-persons, 7 3-persons

11 married couples with children.
28 single-parent households (28 women).

98.4% of residents of 70556 zip code speak English at home.
3.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER LLC NRG - S CEN (118 BERGEAUX RD in MERMENTAU, LA)

  AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS)
  AIR PROGRAM (Clean Air Markets Division Business System)
  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: ELECTRIC SERVICES
  Organizations: NRG SOUTH CENTRAL - BAYOU COVE (OWNER/OPERATOR)
  Alternative names: BAYOU COVE PEAKING POWER PLANT

• HOUSSIERE-LATREILLE TANK BATTERY - JENNI (4 MI NE OF in MERMENTAU, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  

• B & B TRUCK RPR (7203 HWY 90 in MERMENTAU, LA)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  Organizations: GLENN LEBLANC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• PAI TRANSPORTATION (1027 4TH ST in MERMENTAU, 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: ALL OTHER AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.
  Organizations: ANDREW GUINN (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• ASCENSION PROCESSING COMPANY DBA GULF SOUTH PROCESSING (U S HIGHWAY 90 in MERMENTAU, LA)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SERVICES
  

• GSX RECOVERY SYSTEMS INC (US HIGHWAY 90 in MERMENTAU, LA)

  TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities)
  Business SIC classification: SERVICES
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.5%

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

• This state: 589
• South: 40
• West: 6

68% of the 70556 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 54% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

98% of the 70556 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 85% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 23% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• BROUSSARD RICE MILL INC (1070 S/S SOUTHERN PCF RR in MERMENTAU, LA; small business) : $16,019,935 in 21 contracts from 2000 to 2003

  Contracts for Outerwear, Women's, Bakery and Cereal Products by Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code), Farm Service Agency
  Signed by year: 2000: $3,262,000; 2001: $2,813,000; 2002: $2,433,000; 2003: $7,511,935; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,972,000 with Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code) for Outerwear, Women's. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2000-12-15.
  $1,875,015 with Farm Service Agency for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
  $1,728,475, same as above. Signed on 2003-01-15. Completion date: 2003-03-15.
  $1,590,323, same as above. Signed on 2003-09-15. Completion date: 2003-11-15.
  

• RICE MERMENTAU INC (102 S 13TH ST in MERMENTAU, LA; small business)
  120 employees, $17800000 revenue. : $2,832,735 in 19 contracts from 2000 to 2004

  Contracts for Bakery and Cereal Products by Farm Service Agency, Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code)
  Signed by year: 2000: $25,000; 2001: $594,000; 2002: $569,018; 2003: $517,939; 2004: $1,126,778; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $667,854 with Farm Service Agency for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2004-07-20. Completion date: 2004-10-05.
  $458,924, same as above. Signed on 2004-08-24. Completion date: 2004-11-05.
  $378,000 with Farm Service Agency for Bakery and Cereal Products. Taking place in CA. Signed on 2003-03-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
  $272,000 with Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (disused code) for Bakery and Cereal Products. Signed on 2001-05-15. Completion date: 2001-08-15.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9611.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9611.00

Most common first names in zip code 70556 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	6	74.0 years
Joseph	5	74.2 years
Felix	3	69.3 years
Henry	3	63.0 years
Felicia	2	72.9 years
Doris	2	81.0 years
Bertha	2	73.5 years
Gladys	2	69.0 years
Alice	2	77.0 years
Elias	2	83.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 70556 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Breaux	13	76.8 years
Leblanc	13	75.4 years
Istre	12	76.6 years
Gautreaux	9	69.2 years
Duhon	8	75.6 years
Guidry	7	77.6 years
Andrus	6	82.5 years
Romero	6	71.9 years
Thibodeaux	5	70.2 years
Fontenot	5	66.8 years