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Back to All US cities. City: Ruston, LA Lincoln Parish, LA Zip code population (2000): 31,308 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 31,909 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 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: 12,022 Renter-occupied apartments: 4,869 % of renters here:   45% State:   32% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 71270: 85.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 188.7 sq. mi. Water area: 0.4 sq. mi. Population density: 169 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   0.2% ($199) Louisiana:   0.2% ($199) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 15,203   (48.6%) Females: 16,105   (51.4%) Recent posts about zip code 71270 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: Please look at this about shreveport!!!  (61 replies) Best Place to live in North Louisiana?  (49 replies) HELP! We need the inside scoop on Louisiana  (33 replies) Louisiana Move Advice - Totally Confused!  (40 replies) Louisiana needs an attitude adjustment  (30 replies) Good places to move? Need help ASAP  (2 replies) Urban population: 24,578 Rural population: 6,730 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $128,927 71270:   $128,927 Louisiana:   $126,800 According to our research of public records there were 21 registered sex offenders living in 71270 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   24.4 years Louisiana median age:   34.0 years Average household size: This zip code:   2.4 people Louisiana:   2.6 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71270, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $40,068 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $40,068 State:   $39,411 Salary/wage: $31,082 (reported on 86.5% of returns) Here:   $31,082 State:   $34,434 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.0% for AGIs below $10k, 81.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,871 (reported on 35.3% of returns) This zip code:   $1,871 Louisiana:   $1,606 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $3,878 (reported on 19.1% of returns) Here:   $3,878 State:   $3,235 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$9,846 (reported on 16.5% of returns) Here:   +$9,846 State:   +$8,531 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs over 100k) Profit/loss from business: +$10,441 (reported on 13.1% of returns) Here:   +$10,441 State:   +$9,128 (% of AGI for various income ranges: -1.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.2% for AGIs over 100k) IRA payment deduction: $3,257 (reported on 1.8% of returns) 71270:   $3,257 Louisiana:   $3,055 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% 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: $18,984 (reported on 0.6% of returns) Here:   $18,984 Louisiana:   $17,274 Total itemized deductions: $17,954 (1% of AGI, reported on 23.1% of returns) Here:   $17,954 State:   $18,222 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $6,753 (6.3% of AGI, reported on 18.6% of returns) Here:   $6,753 Louisiana:   $4,190 Here:   6.3% of AGI State:   4.4% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.5% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $7,368 (reported on 63.3% of returns) 71270:   $7,368 State:   $6,529 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.3% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $2,209 (reported on 27.5% of returns) Here:   $2,209 State:   $2,103 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.9% for AGIs below $10k, 8.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.7% Here:   58% State:   61% (% for various income ranges: 48.5% for AGIs below $10k, 66.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 56.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 53.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.8% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$32,127
Louisiana:	$40,926

Nearest zip codes: 71245, 71227, 71275, 71235, 71268, 71247.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	60.9%
Whole state:	69.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	3.9%
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: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 71270 with a mortgage: 2,803 (242 second mortgage, 175 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,860

This zip code:	26.7%
Whole state:	18.6%

This zip code:	12.5%
Whole state:	7.8%

Here:	6.0
State:	5.8

Here:	4.0
State:	4.1

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Churches in zip code 71270 include: Mount Olive Baptist Church (A), Greenwood Church (B), Prosperity Church (C), Prospect Church (D), Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (E), Central Community Church of God (F), Pleasant Grove Church (G), First Assembly of God Church (H), Ruston Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Prospect Cemetery (1), Douglas Cemetery (2), Ebenezer Cemetery (3), Watts Cemetery (4), Wesley Chapel Cemetery (5), Wilder Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Edmiston Creek (A), McDowell Branch (B), Chautauqua Creek (C), Kelleys Creek (D), Barnet Springs Creek (E), Moncrief Creek (F), Mill Creek (G), Washington Branch (H), Shepherd Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Ruston Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 71270: Less than $10,000: 164 $10,000 to $14,999: 82 $15,000 to $19,999: 101 $20,000 to $24,999: 108 $25,000 to $29,999: 107 $30,000 to $34,999: 101 $35,000 to $39,999: 95 $40,000 to $49,999: 220 $50,000 to $59,999: 214 $60,000 to $69,999: 256 $70,000 to $79,999: 224 $80,000 to $89,999: 239 $90,000 to $99,999: 248 $100,000 to $124,999: 752 $125,000 to $149,999: 828 $150,000 to $174,999: 427 $175,000 to $199,999: 331 $200,000 to $249,999: 576 $250,000 to $299,999: 331 $300,000 to $399,999: 339 $400,000 to $499,999: 148 $500,000 to $749,999: 121 $750,000 to $999,999: 19 $1,000,000 or more: 50

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 71270: Less than $100: 108 $100 to $149: 134 $150 to $199: 95 $200 to $249: 223 $250 to $299: 357 $300 to $349: 395 $350 to $399: 414 $400 to $449: 393 $450 to $499: 284 $500 to $549: 176 $550 to $599: 150 $600 to $649: 212 $650 to $699: 103 $700 to $749: 127 $750 to $799: 93 $800 to $899: 63 $900 to $999: 26 $1,500 to $1,999: 117 No cash rent: 349

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $104,548.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $156,904
• Black or African American householders: $80,333
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $75,916
• Asian householders: $210,406
• Some other race householders: $306,774
• Two or more races householders: $249,836
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $139,070

71270:	$130,486
Louisiana:	$126,800

Detached houses: $183,519

Here:	$183,519
State:	$177,270

Townhouses or other attached units: $166,921

Here:	$166,921
State:	$167,971

In 2-unit structures: $131,655

Here:	$131,655
State:	$218,101

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $121,415

Here:	$121,415
State:	$189,844

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $89,617

Here:	$89,617
State:	$179,688

Mobile homes: $28,044

Here:	$28,044
State:	$34,481

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 7,000
• One, attached: 311
• Two: 1,195
• 3 or 4: 601
• 5 to 9: 448
• 10 to 19: 159
• 20 to 49: 341
• 50 or more: 326
• Mobile homes: 1,647

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 9,738 (78%) Carpooled: 1,680 (13%) Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%) Taxi: 27 (0%) Motorcycle: 19 (0%) Bicycle: 30 (0%) Walked: 662 (5%) Other means: 130 (1%) Worked at home: 217 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 793 5 to 9 minutes: 3192 10 to 14 minutes: 3405 15 to 19 minutes: 1666 20 to 24 minutes: 930 25 to 29 minutes: 169 30 to 34 minutes: 845 35 to 39 minutes: 209 40 to 44 minutes: 249 45 to 59 minutes: 303 60 to 89 minutes: 288 90 or more minutes: 242

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 79.3%

Household type by relationship
Households: 26,130

• In family households: 20,438 (4,766 male householders, 1,915 female householders)

  4,776 spouses, 7,582 children (6,890 natural, 143 adopted, 549 stepchildren), 454 grandchildren, 255 brothers or sisters, 105 parents, 272 other relatives, 313 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 5,692 (1,893 male householders (1,278 living alone)), 2,270 female householders (1,744 living alone)), 1,529 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,304 (765 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,950 2-persons, 1,654 3-persons, 1,229 4-persons, 560 5-persons, 219 6-persons, 69 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,022 1-person, 894 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 41 4-persons, 18 5-persons, 3 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.

3,557 married couples with children.
2,153 single-parent households (246 men, 1,907 women).

94.0% of residents of 71270 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (66% very well, 21% well, 11% not well, 1% not at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (73% very well, 22% well, 5% not well).
1.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% very well, 38% well, 10% not well, 1% not at all).
0.6% of residents speak other language at home (70% very well, 18% well, 12% not well).

Foreign born population: 809 (2.6%)
(34.4% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	2.6%
Whole state:	2.6%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 12413

United States or American: 2485

English: 2185

Irish: 1569

German: 1168

French (except Basque): 630

Scotch-Irish: 585

Italian: 496

Scottish: 346

European: 264

Subsaharan African:: 251

African: 190

Arab:: 141

French Canadian: 130

Dutch: 92

Norwegian: 81

Swedish: 76

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 74

British: 70

Welsh: 63

Lebanese: 61

Jamaican: 56

Ethiopian: 50

Iranian: 43

Other Arab: 43

Portuguese: 42

Polish: 41

Acadian/Cajun: 33

Hungarian: 33

Russian: 30

Egyptian: 19

Slovak: 15

Canadian: 13

Ukrainian: 13

Danish: 13

Croatian: 11

Austrian: 11

Lithuanian: 11

Nigerian: 11

Syrian: 9

Jordanian: 9

Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 8

Belgian: 8

Greek: 7

Czechoslovakian: 6

Barbadian: 6

Brazilian: 6

Swiss: 4

Haitian: 4

Median worth of mobile homes: $29,900

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

• This state: 22865
• Northeast: 404
• Midwest: 1220
• South: 4669
• West: 1330

46% of the 71270 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Louisiana.

Population in 1990: 26,114. Population change in the 1990s: +5,194 (+19.9%).

Here:	14.3%
Louisiana:	17.2%

Here:	11.7%
Louisiana:	15.5%

Here:	3.2%
Louisiana:	16.8%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (RUSTON, LA):

• LINCOLN BUILDERS INC (1910 FARMERVILLE HWY): $5,644,999 in 43 contracts from 1999 to 2004

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings, Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Recreational Buildings by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only, Army, Navy
  Signed by year: 2000: $1,080,044; 2001: $134,575; 2002: $0; 2003: $2,479,890; 2004: $744,490; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $900,000 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 1999-12-10. Completion date: 1998-09-17.
  $650,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-22. Completion date: 1998-09-17.
  $636,713 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2003-10-09. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
  $636,713 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Miscellaneous Buildings. Signed on 2003-10-09. Completion date: 2004-12-31.
  

• F. RONNIE MYRICK, CAROLYN MYRI (RT 2 BOX 267A-1; small business): $125,538 in 36 contracts from 2003 to 2006

  Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $30,050; 2004: $10,194; 2005: $46,214; 2006: $39,080.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $3,908 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2006-07-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $3,908, same as above. Signed on 2006-07-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $3,908, same as above. Signed on 2006-07-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  $3,908, same as above. Signed on 2005-10-01. Completion date: 2006-09-30.
  

• BDC THE II INC (2017 FARMERVILLE HWY; small business): $67,150 in 5 contracts from 2005 to 2006

  Contracts for Food Items For Resale, Food Services by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $40,940; 2006: $26,210.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $36,890 with Army for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-12-09. Completion date: 2005-12-01.
  $15,500, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-12. Completion date: 2005-12-01.
  $6,210, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-31. Completion date: 2005-12-01.
  $4,500, same as above. Signed on 2006-01-05. Completion date: 2006-01-07.
  

• MARK SWANSON (1907 BITTERSWEET AVE; small business)

  $53,500 with National Institutes of Health for Scientific Data Studies. Taking place in MD. Signed on 2002-10-15. Completion date: 2003-08-15.

• DESIGNS & SIGNS (3205 ARTHUR DR; small business): $27,083 in 4 contracts from 2005 to 2006

  $13,304 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Miscellaneous Fabricated Nonmetallic Materials. Signed on 2005-08-22. Completion date: 2005-09-30.
  $7,311 with Air Force for Collectors. and/or Historical Items. Signed on 2006-01-04. Completion date: 2006-02-04.
  $3,499 with Air Force for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2006-06-28. Completion date: 2006-07-20.
  $2,969 with Army for Signs, Advertising Displays, and Identification Plates. Signed on 2006-05-09. Completion date: 2006-06-20.
  

• STUCKEY, PATRICK DDS (303 W ALABAMA AVE; small business): $22,927 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2003

  $11,000 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2003-11-21. Completion date: 2003-11-21.
  $8,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-23. Completion date: 2003-01-10.
  $3,927, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-23. Completion date: 2002-12-14.
  

• COMFORT INN OF RUSTON (1951 N SERVICE RD E; small business): $13,600 in 2 contracts in 2002

  $10,400 with Army for Lodging - Hotel/Motel. Signed on 2002-12-12. Completion date: 2002-12-02.
  $3,200, same as above. Signed on 2002-12-20. Completion date: 2003-01-04.
  

• SMITHEY, WOODY L, DDS (900 S VIENNA ST; small business)

  $11,000 with Army for Dentistry Services. Signed on 2002-12-23. Completion date: 2003-01-10.

• RICHARDSON, BOBBY (1407 CLARA CARR ST; small business)

  $7,650 with Federal Emergency Management Agency for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2005-10-22. Effective on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2006-03-29.

• HOTROD BAR B QUE (1911 SAMERVILLE HWY; small business)

  $3,900 with Army for Food Items For Resale. Signed on 2005-01-19. Completion date: 2005-01-22.

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

• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (500-999 employees: 1 establishment, 50-99 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 2, 20-49: 16, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 7)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (250-499: 1, 100-249: 2, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (100-249: 1, 50-99: 2, 20-49: 9, 10-19: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (50-99: 1, 20-49: 6, 10-19: 4, 5-9: 6, 1-4: 11)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (100-249: 1, 20-49: 2, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 1-4: 1)

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