71473 Zip Code (Sikes, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 476
Zip code population in 2010: 495
Zip code population in 2000: 520

Houses and condos: 264
Renter-occupied apartments: 19
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71473: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 130.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 4 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 mortgages in 2022: $723 (0.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $207 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 71473:

• High school or higher: 93.2%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 5.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 33.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71473:

• Never married: 43.7%
• Now married: 35.2%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 19.1%
• Divorced: 1.8%

• 
• • 44994.7%White
  • 234.9%Two or more races
  • 10.2%American Indian
  • 10.2%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71473, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $42,467 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$42,467
State:	$60,757

Salary/wage: $42,108 (reported on 80.0% of returns)

Here:	$42,108
State:	$50,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1187.5% for AGIs below $25k, 3720.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4117.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $50 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$50
Louisiana:	$1,576

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,950 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,950
State:	+$7,679

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 297.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,225 (reported on 26.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,225
State:	$2,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 222.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 100.0% for AGIs below $25k, 75.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 71473, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,335 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,335
State:	$56,730

Salary/wage: $39,264 (reported on 82.4% of returns)

Here:	$39,264
State:	$45,545

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.2% for AGIs below $25k, 79.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $267 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$267
Louisiana:	$1,804

Total itemized deductions: $23,950 (30% of AGI, reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	$23,950
State:	$23,585

Here:	30.5% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Earned income credit: $2,175 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,175
State:	$2,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.7% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 52.9%

Here:	53%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71473, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,665 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,665
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $30,641 (reported on 79.3% of returns)

Here:	$30,641
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.8% for AGIs below $10k, 74.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 117.2% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,762 (reported on 23.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,762
Louisiana:	$1,606

Taxable dividends: $714 (reported on 7.8% of returns)

Here:	$714
State:	$3,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$3,688 (reported on 8.9% of returns)

Here:	+$3,688
State:	+$8,531

Profit/loss from business: +$3,120 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,120
State:	+$9,128

Total itemized deductions: $18,154 (33% of AGI, reported on 14.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,154
State:	$18,222

Here:	32.6% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,167 (7% of AGI, reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,167
State:	$4,190

Here:	7.5% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,458 (reported on 73.2% of returns)

71473:	$3,458
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.6% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,528 (reported on 20.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,528
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.8%

Here:	65%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 54.5% for AGIs below $10k, 56.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 71226, 71479, 71422, 71480, 71435, 71483.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 38
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 144

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 4 (3 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 44 (31 now married, 11 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71473 with a mortgage: 59
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,064
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $243

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

• Zip code 71473 household income distribution in 2022

• 9Less than $10,000
• 18$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 6$25,000 to $29,999
• 49$30,000 to $34,999
• 20$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$50,000 to $59,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999
• 17$75,000 to $99,999
• 10$100,000 to $124,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71473

• 4Less than $10,000
• 42$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 20$30,000 to $34,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 8$60,000 to $69,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 14$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 1$150,000 to $174,999
• 13$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71473

• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 13No cash rent

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,900
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $42,692
• Two or more races householders: $93,922

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $138,928

Here:	$138,928
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $36,444

Here:	$36,444
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 98
• Mobile homes: 166

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71473

• 83.8%84Drove a car alone
• 10.0%10Carpooled
• 3.0%3Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71473

• 2315 to 19 minutes
• 725 to 29 minutes
• 1730 to 34 minutes
• 1935 to 39 minutes
• 140 to 44 minutes
• 1045 to 59 minutes
• 1560 to 89 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 33.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 476

• Male householders: 42 (9 living alone), Female householders: 141 (68 living alone)

• 70 spouses (70 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 219 children (195 natural, 25 adopted, 2 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 1 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 0 foster children, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

Size of family households: 72 2-persons, 30 3-persons, 1 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 76 1-person

49 married couples with children.
13 single-parent households (13 women).

100.4% of residents of 71473 zip code speak English at home.

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• FRIENDSHIP MAINTENANCE YARD (NORTHSIDE OF LA 1019 in FRIENDSHIP, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: LA DOTD

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.5%

Population in 1990: 579.

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

• This state: 438
• Northeast: 15
• Midwest: 14
• South: 4

72% of the 71473 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

100% of the 71473 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): 26
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Security Guards and Patrol Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Site Preparation Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Painting and Wall Covering Contractors (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 71473 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	21	73.8 years
William	7	77.6 years
Mary	7	84.3 years
Alma	4	81.8 years
Robert	4	76.0 years
George	4	74.9 years
John	3	67.7 years
Roy	3	70.7 years
Stanley	3	76.7 years
Charlie	3	79.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 71473 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Parker	18	69.7 years
Smith	12	83.3 years
Underwood	8	72.4 years
Pepper	8	74.4 years
Adams	7	81.3 years
Tucker	7	66.3 years
Thompson	7	82.7 years
Simons	7	71.7 years
Womack	6	71.5 years
Walker	6	71.1 years