70817 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Baton Rouge, LA East Baton Rouge Parish, LA Zip code population (2000): 27,158 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 26,990 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 70817 General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 9,852 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,169 % of renters here:   12% State:   32% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 70817: 85.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 25.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 1064 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.7% ($537) Louisiana:   0.2% ($199) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2007 in Baton Rouge: $521 (0.3%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2007 in Baton Rouge: $187 (0.2%) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 13,489   (49.7%) Females: 13,669   (50.3%) Discuss zip code 70817 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users Urban population: 25,472 Rural population: 1,686 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $205,603 70817:   $205,603 Louisiana:   $126,800 According to our research of public records there were 11 registered sex offenders living in 70817 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is a lot smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   34.7 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.8 people Louisiana:   2.6 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70817, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $60,360 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $60,360 State:   $39,411 Salary/wage: $54,360 (reported on 88.8% of returns) Here:   $54,360 State:   $34,434 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 174.1% for AGIs below $10k, 80.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,334 (reported on 51.9% of returns) This zip code:   $1,334 Louisiana:   $1,606 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $2,454 (reported on 29.7% of returns) Here:   $2,454 State:   $3,235 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$5,596 (reported on 23.3% of returns) Here:   +$5,596 State:   +$8,531 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$12,310 (reported on 16.8% of returns) Here:   +$12,310 State:   +$9,128 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,308 (reported on 3.3% of returns) 70817:   $3,308 Louisiana:   $3,055 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k) Self-employed pension: $14,819 (reported on 1.1% of returns) Here:   $14,819 Louisiana:   $17,274 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k) Total itemized deductions: $18,049 (1% of AGI, reported on 44.2% of returns) Here:   $18,049 State:   $18,222 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.3% for AGIs below $10k, 10.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.5% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $3,808 (3.8% of AGI, reported on 40.0% of returns) Here:   $3,808 Louisiana:   $4,190 Here:   3.8% of AGI State:   4.4% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.0% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $9,569 (reported on 82.4% of returns) 70817:   $9,569 State:   $6,529 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $1,592 (reported on 8.4% of returns) Here:   $1,592 State:   $2,103 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 46.7% Here:   47% State:   61% (% for various income ranges: 40.0% for AGIs below $10k, 47.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 46.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 48.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 46.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 51.5% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$72,749
Louisiana:	$40,926

Nearest zip codes: 70816, 70819, 70809, 70836, 70815, 70810.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	82.0%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	2.8%
Whole state:	5.0%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 70817 with a mortgage: 7,018 (860 second mortgage, 680 home equity loan, 40 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 926

This zip code:	2.2%
Whole state:	18.6%

This zip code:	1.0%
Whole state:	7.8%

Here:	6.6
State:	5.8

Here:	4.9
State:	4.1

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Churches in zip code 70817 include: First United Church of Baton Rouge (A), Celebration of Christ Church (B), New Light Church (C), Saint Luke Baptist Church (D). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemetery: Hillman Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Muddy Creek (A), Clay Cut Bayou (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Tourist attraction (not listed on the city page) : Salon Tropics Inc (Recreational Trips & Guides; 5601 Jones Creek Road #b) (1). Display/hide its approximate location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 70817: Less than $10,000: 5 $10,000 to $14,999: 3 $15,000 to $19,999: 7 $20,000 to $24,999: 4 $35,000 to $39,999: 4 $40,000 to $49,999: 13 $50,000 to $59,999: 14 $60,000 to $69,999: 28 $70,000 to $79,999: 28 $80,000 to $89,999: 28 $90,000 to $99,999: 86 $100,000 to $124,999: 414 $125,000 to $149,999: 1,218 $150,000 to $174,999: 1,098 $175,000 to $199,999: 1,056 $200,000 to $249,999: 1,856 $250,000 to $299,999: 1,142 $300,000 to $399,999: 901 $400,000 to $499,999: 333 $500,000 to $749,999: 201 $750,000 to $999,999: 25 $1,000,000 or more: 23

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 70817: $100 to $149: 6 $200 to $249: 12 $250 to $299: 20 $300 to $349: 29 $350 to $399: 35 $400 to $449: 65 $450 to $499: 68 $500 to $549: 159 $550 to $599: 203 $600 to $649: 311 $650 to $699: 215 $700 to $749: 20 $750 to $799: 252 $800 to $899: 189 $900 to $999: 104 $1,000 to $1,249: 81 $1,250 to $1,499: 79 $1,500 to $1,999: 27 No cash rent: 197

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $204,992.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $205,907
• Black or African American householders: $194,925
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $144,897
• Asian householders: $237,022
• Some other race householders: $233,056
• Two or more races householders: $128,120
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $235,192

70817:	$205,603
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $247,781

Here:	$247,781
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $148,741

Here:	$148,741
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $43,597

Here:	$43,597
State:	$218,101

Mobile homes: $44,650

Here:	$44,650
State:	$34,481

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 8,653
• One, attached: 385
• Two: 60
• 3 or 4: 351
• 5 to 9: 33
• 10 to 19: 47
• 20 to 49: 7
• 50 or more: 106
• Mobile homes: 168

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 12,992 (87%) Carpooled: 1,325 (9%) Bus or trolley bus: 30 (0%) Walked: 50 (0%) Other means: 46 (0%) Worked at home: 460 (3%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 180 5 to 9 minutes: 764 10 to 14 minutes: 1417 15 to 19 minutes: 2222 20 to 24 minutes: 3185 25 to 29 minutes: 1263 30 to 34 minutes: 2847 35 to 39 minutes: 407 40 to 44 minutes: 586 45 to 59 minutes: 829 60 to 89 minutes: 474 90 or more minutes: 269

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.9%

Household type by relationship
Households: 27,303

• In family households: 25,201 (6,870 male householders, 1,064 female householders)

  6,859 spouses, 9,578 children (8,832 natural, 189 adopted, 557 stepchildren), 278 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 215 other relatives, 224 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 2,102 (671 male householders (480 living alone)), 1,031 female householders (880 living alone)), 400 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 10 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,837 2-persons, 1,995 3-persons, 2,130 4-persons, 777 5-persons, 165 6-persons, 30 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,360 1-person, 309 2-persons, 28 3-persons, 5 4-persons.

6,646 married couples with children.
1,004 single-parent households (263 men, 741 women).

94.5% of residents of 70817 zip code speak English at home.
1.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% very well, 21% well, 5% not well, 1% not at all).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (82% very well, 10% well, 7% not well, 1% not at all).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (75% very well, 25% well).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (81% very well, 14% well, 2% not well, 3% not at all).

Foreign born population: 808 (3.0%)
(63.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	3.0%
Whole state:	2.6%

First ancestries reported:

French (except Basque): 4044

Other groups: 2754

English: 2402

United States or American: 2390

German: 2090

Irish: 1679

Italian: 1630

French Canadian: 1474

Scotch-Irish: 591

Scottish: 433

European: 343

Acadian/Cajun: 164

Arab:: 150

British: 134

Greek: 131

Norwegian: 123

Welsh: 115

Lebanese: 109

Polish: 94

Dutch: 70

Danish: 61

Canadian: 60

Swiss: 60

Czech: 59

Russian: 58

Swedish: 53

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 45

Jamaican: 45

Belgian: 42

Palestinian: 41

Finnish: 31

Austrian: 30

Subsaharan African:: 27

African: 27

Cypriot: 23

Yugoslavian: 23

Northern European: 21

Iranian: 19

Lithuanian: 18

Armenian: 17

Slovak: 15

Hungarian: 15

Scandinavian: 14

Ukrainian: 13

Romanian: 8

Portuguese: 7

Estonian: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $0

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

• This state: 19003
• Northeast: 990
• Midwest: 1539
• South: 4061
• West: 704

57% of the 70817 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, 48% lived in Louisiana.

Population in 1990: 20,916. Population change in the 1990s: +6,242 (+29.8%).

Here:	55.9%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	43.1%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	15.4%
Louisiana:	16.8%

Companies with biggest federal contracts located in this zip code (BATON ROUGE, LA):

• CAJUN CONSTRUCTORS, INC (15635 AIRLINE HWY): $82,412,280 in 120 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Conservation and Development Facilities by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $964,886; 2001: $0; 2002: $20,663,000; 2003: $5,064,275; 2004: $21,569,122; 2005: $25,490,339; 2006: $8,528,418.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $23,942,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2005-11-01. Completion date: 2006-03-15.
  $20,663,000 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Taking place in KS. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2004-09-29.
  $6,310,533 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2006-03-17. Completion date: 2006-05-10.
  $2,500,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Sewage and Waste Facilities. Taking place in MS. Signed on 2003-04-04. Completion date: 2002-11-05.
  

• PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATI (6890 PECUE LANE; small business): $426,795 in 25 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Vehicular Equipment Components, Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Refrigeration, Air Conditioning, and Air Circulating Equipment, and more by Federal Emergency Management Agency, Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $8,820; 2003: $1,565; 2004: $21,070; 2005: $152,417; 2006: $242,923.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $80,715 with Federal Emergency Management Agency for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2006-02-22. Effective on 2005-10-22. Completion date: 2006-03-21.
  $58,949, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-04. Effective on 2005-09-12. Completion date: 2005-12-10.
  $53,280 with Federal Emergency Management Agency for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2006-03-28. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $50,000 with Federal Emergency Management Agency for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2006-06-26. Completion date: 2006-09-25.
  

• XENETECH GLOBAL, INC. (12139 AIRLINE HIGHWAY; small business): $325,089 in 24 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Bending and Forming Machines, Milling Machines, Miscellaneous Special Industry Machinery, Office Furniture, and more by Air Force, Army, Navy, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $8,115; 2003: $70,928; 2004: $169,843; 2005: $31,913; 2006: $44,290.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $44,861 with Air Force for Bending and Forming Machines. Signed on 2004-06-10. Completion date: 2004-06-30.
  $37,163 with Army for Bending and Forming Machines. Signed on 2004-01-08. Completion date: 2004-02-06.
  $31,582 with Navy for Bending and Forming Machines. Signed on 2003-03-19. Completion date: 2003-05-02.
  $22,163 with Army for Bending and Forming Machines. Signed on 2004-09-20. Completion date: 2004-11-05.
  

• GROUP CONTRACTORS, INC (15055 JEFFERSON HWY): $319,393 in 6 contracts from 2000 to 2001

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $136,012; 2001: $183,381; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $340,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2000-12-01. Completion date: 2002-04-25.
  $88,888, same as above. Signed on 2001-03-14. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
  $64,889, same as above. Signed on 2001-08-02. Completion date: 2002-08-02.
  $29,604, same as above. Signed on 2001-05-24. Completion date: 2002-05-28.
  

• RM CONTRACTORS OF BATON ROUGE, (5931 FORT CLARKE DR N; small business): $100,800 in 4 contracts from 2005 to 2006

  $36,800 with Army for Trucks and Truck Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2005-10-28. Completion date: 2005-11-28.
  $32,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-05. Completion date: 2005-11-28.
  $16,000, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-28. Completion date: 2005-11-28.
  $16,000, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-18. Completion date: 2005-11-28.
  

• GRANWOOD FLOOR CONSTRUCTORS, I (7355 ASSOCIATE DRIVE; small business)

  $66,980 with Air Force for Miscellaneous Items. Signed on 2001-09-30. Completion date: 2001-11-16.

• MATRIX CONSTRUCTION CO , INC (10630 OLD LODGE CT; small business): $64,670 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2004

  $42,600 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Maintenance Buildings. Signed on 2002-09-30. Completion date: 2002-11-25.
  $13,230 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Parking Facilities Conservation. Signed on 2004-08-12. Completion date: 2004-09-26.
  $7,679 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2002-07-25. Completion date: 2002-08-30.
  $1,161 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Parking Facilities Conservation. Signed on 2004-09-01. Completion date: 2004-09-26.
  

• B&T SERVICES, LLC (19026 VIGNES LAKE; small business): $21,720 in 2 contracts in 2006

  $15,520 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2006-03-10. Completion date: 2006-04-08.
  $6,200, same as above. Signed on 2006-04-04. Completion date: 2006-04-08.
  

• TOTAL ELECTRICAL SERVICES, INC (8270 ANTIOCH ROAD; small business)

  $14,200 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-09-22. Completion date: 2001-10-22.

• DEEP SOUTH COMPANY INC (15324 AIRLINE HWY; small business): $9,650 in 3 contracts from 2005 to 2006

  $5,000 with Army for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Construction, Mining, Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2006-01-27. Completion date: 2006-02-28.
  $3,120 with Army for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding of Equipment -- Miscellaneous. Taking place in TX. Signed on 2005-03-11. Completion date: 2005-03-08.
  $1,530, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-01. Completion date: 2005-03-08.
  

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 100-249 employees: 3 establishments, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 5 establishments)
• Management of Companies and Enterprises: Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices (250-499: 1, 100-249: 1)
• Construction: Other Building Equipment Contractors (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 5, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 6)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Other Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment Rental and Leasing (100-249: 1, 20-49: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (50-99: 2, 20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Construction: Manufacturing (100-249: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 2, 1-4: 2)

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