71243 Zip Code (LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 200
Zip code population in 2010: 194
Zip code population in 2000: 305

March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71243: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 25.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.9 sq. mi.

Population density: 8 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: $710

For population 25 years and over in 71243:

• High school or higher: 100.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.6%
• Graduate or professional degree: 27.6%
• Unemployed: 7.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 42.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71243:

• Never married: 10.3%
• Now married: 80.8%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 0.0%
• Divorced: 8.8%

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 71243, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $60,245 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,245
State:	$56,730

Salary/wage: $47,025 (reported on 72.7% of returns)

Here:	$47,025
State:	$45,545

Taxable interest for individuals: $600 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$600
Louisiana:	$1,804

Earned income credit: $3,067 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,067
State:	$2,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 72.7%

Here:	73%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71243, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,870 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,870
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $31,231 (reported on 84.6% of returns)

Here:	$31,231
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.4% for AGIs below $10k, 88.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 171.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $650 (reported on 32.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$650
Louisiana:	$1,606

Taxable dividends: $1,182 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,182
State:	$3,235

Profit/loss from business: +$1,357 (reported on 11.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,357
State:	+$9,128

Total itemized deductions: $14,769 (22% of AGI, reported on 10.6% of returns)

Here:	$14,769
State:	$18,222

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

Total tax: $4,507 (reported on 61.0% of returns)

71243:	$4,507
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,256 (reported on 31.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,256
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 77.2%

Here:	77%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 75.0% for AGIs below $10k, 78.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 71425, 71378, 71368, 71340, 71401, 71295.
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: 62

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 44 (32 now married, 10 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71243 with a mortgage: 22

• Zip code 71243 household income distribution in 2022

• 5$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 9$35,000 to $39,999
• 6$45,000 to $49,999
• 17$60,000 to $74,999
• 16$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71243

• 14$125,000 to $149,999
• 33$150,000 to $174,999
• 5$175,000 to $199,999
• 6$200,000 to $249,999

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $558,651

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $169,744 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $152,779 - $184,660

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 92
• One, attached: 17
• Mobile homes: 7

Unemployment: 7.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71243

• 81.9%68Drove a car alone
• 7.2%6Carpooled
• 8.4%7Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71243

• 4115 to 19 minutes
• 3330 to 34 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 58.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 200

• Male householders: 50 (0 living alone), Female householders: 14 (6 living alone)

• 72 spouses (72 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 66 children (66 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 7 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 6 1-person

43 married couples with children.
12 single-parent households (12 women).

All residents speak English at home

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FORT NECESSITY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (10630 HIGHWAY 562 in FORT NECESSITY, LA)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-021003
  Organizations: FRANKLIN PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Population in 1990: 74. Population change in the 1990s: +231 (+312.2%).

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

• This state: 195
• Midwest: 4

81% of the 71243 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.

101% of the 71243 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

Most common last names in zip code 71243 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bonner	5	76.4 years
Kincaid	5	82.6 years
Gilmore	4	77.8 years
Bryant	3	80.0 years
Burton	2	72.0 years
Grayson	2	86.6 years
Graham	2	72.5 years
Boutwell	2	81.4 years
Johnston	2	50.1 years
Mathis	2	78.5 years