70041 Zip Code (Empire, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,559
Zip code population in 2010: 2,381
Zip code population in 2000: 6,383

Houses and condos: 1,495
Renter-occupied apartments: 141
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70041: 93.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 10.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 244 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 (0.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 70041:

• High school or higher: 57.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 50.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 70041:

• Never married: 29.4%
• Now married: 47.3%
• Separated: 2.6%
• Widowed: 7.6%
• Divorced: 13.2%

• 
• • 1,38054.0%White
  • 54021.1%Asian
  • 39315.4%Black
  • 1616.3%Two or more races
  • 371.4%American Indian
  • 220.9%Native Hawaiian and Other
    Pacific Islander
  • 140.5%Some other race
  • 80.3%Hispanic or Latino

Urban population: 2,396
Rural population: 162

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 70041, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $39,317 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,317
State:	$60,757

Salary/wage: $37,243 (reported on 64.4% of returns)

Here:	$37,243
State:	$50,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 849.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3463.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8036.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10002.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17092.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $425 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$425
Louisiana:	$1,576

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 11.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,775 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$4,775
State:	$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 450.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$18,820 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	+$18,820
State:	+$16,917

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2317.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,034 (reported on 39.4% of returns)

Here:	+$11,034
State:	+$7,679

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 380.6% for AGIs below $25k, 741.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 770.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1155.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2237.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,150 (reported on 1.9% of returns)

70041:	$9,150
Louisiana:	$20,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.8% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $2,681 (reported on 34.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,681
State:	$2,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 199.7% for AGIs below $25k, 136.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.2%

Here:	95%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 94.2% for AGIs below $25k, 96.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 70041, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,894 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$55,894
State:	$56,730

Salary/wage: $45,690 (reported on 63.2% of returns)

Here:	$45,690
State:	$45,545

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 51.3% for AGIs below $25k, 73.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 21.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,200 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,200
Louisiana:	$1,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $11,714 (reported on 6.6% of returns)

Here:	$11,714
State:	$7,610

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$143,150 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	+$143,150
State:	+$17,096

Profit/loss from business: +$12,291 (reported on 44.3% of returns)

Here:	+$12,291
State:	+$12,088

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.2% for AGIs below $25k, 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,475 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

70041:	$9,475
Louisiana:	$16,085

Total itemized deductions: $19,229 (15% of AGI, reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$19,229
State:	$23,585

Here:	15.3% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 8.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $3,467 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,467
State:	$5,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,900 (reported on 19.8% of returns)

70041:	$3,900
State:	$6,282

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,389 (reported on 34.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,389
State:	$2,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 65.1%

Here:	65%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 56.6% for AGIs below $25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70041, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,106 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,106
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $31,811 (reported on 73.4% of returns)

Here:	$31,811
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.5% for AGIs below $10k, 62.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 88.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 55.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $903 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$903
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,370 (reported on 8.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,370
State:	$3,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$103 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	+$103
State:	+$8,531

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.8% for AGIs below $10k, -0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,693 (reported on 32.8% of returns)

Here:	+$8,693
State:	+$9,128

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.6% for AGIs below $10k, 29.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $1,737 (reported on 1.7% of returns)

70041:	$1,737
Louisiana:	$3,055

Total itemized deductions: $14,635 (23% of AGI, reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$14,635
State:	$18,222

Here:	23.2% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,000 (4% of AGI, reported on 7.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,000
State:	$4,190

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,522 (reported on 72.5% of returns)

70041:	$4,522
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 6.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,927 (reported on 35.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,927
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.8%

Here:	83%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 80.1% for AGIs below $10k, 88.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 78.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 70038, 70050, 70091, 70082, 70083, 70358.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 365
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 758

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 25 (16 now married, 8 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 617 (297 now married, 317 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 70041 with a mortgage: 304
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $920
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $242

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

• Zip code 70041 household income distribution in 2022

• 254Less than $10,000
• 23$10,000 to $14,999
• 71$15,000 to $19,999
• 102$20,000 to $24,999
• 57$25,000 to $29,999
• 150$30,000 to $34,999
• 29$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$40,000 to $44,999
• 2$45,000 to $49,999
• 50$50,000 to $59,999
• 79$60,000 to $74,999
• 109$75,000 to $99,999
• 45$100,000 to $124,999
• 16$125,000 to $149,999
• 44$150,000 to $199,999
• 37$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 70041

• 103Less than $10,000
• 30$10,000 to $14,999
• 73$15,000 to $19,999
• 29$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$25,000 to $29,999
• 57$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 46$40,000 to $49,999
• 22$50,000 to $59,999
• 79$60,000 to $69,999
• 72$70,000 to $79,999
• 55$80,000 to $89,999
• 13$90,000 to $99,999
• 119$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$150,000 to $174,999
• 21$175,000 to $199,999
• 43$200,000 to $249,999
• 8$250,000 to $299,999
• 59$300,000 to $399,999
• 25$400,000 to $499,999
• 33$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 70041

• 17$200 to $249
• 10$300 to $349
• 8$500 to $549
• 39$650 to $699
• 23$750 to $799
• 4$900 to $999
• 53No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $925.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $127,720
• Black or African American householders: $113,159
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $149,561
• Asian householders: $176,811
• Some other race householders: $161,210
• Two or more races householders: $105,462
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $94,854

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $73,637 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $26,565 - $127,448

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $308,185

Here:	$308,185
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $115,213

Here:	$115,213
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 412
• One, attached: 20
• 3 or 4: 19
• Mobile homes: 1,044
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 6

Unemployment: 2.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 70041

• 59.7%547Drove a car alone
• 29.2%268Carpooled
• 5.5%50Walked
• 2.7%25Other means
• 1.9%17Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 70041

• 33Less than 5 minutes
• 1265 to 9 minutes
• 12310 to 14 minutes
• 8015 to 19 minutes
• 5620 to 24 minutes
• 3725 to 29 minutes
• 18830 to 34 minutes
• 645 to 59 minutes
• 3060 to 89 minutes
• 20090 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.9%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,559

• Male householders: 449 (221 living alone), Female householders: 651 (98 living alone)

• 382 spouses (382 opposite-sex spouses), 61 unmarried partners, (61 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 701 children (702 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 135 grandchildren, 24 brothers or sisters, 63 parents, 0 foster children, 26 other relatives, 55 non-relatives

Size of family households: 318 2-persons, 151 3-persons, 87 4-persons, 64 5-persons, 33 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 320 1-person, 75 2-persons, 6 3-persons

259 married couples with children.
222 single-parent households (24 men, 198 women).

80.8% of residents of 70041 zip code speak English at home.
1.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
19.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (26% very well, 23% well, 51% not well).

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PLAQUEMINES PARISH GOVERNMENT BURAS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT (120 EL DORADO DRIVE in BURAS, LA) . Tribal Land

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-06-2004-1825, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: PLAQUEMINES PAR (BURAS STP), PLAQUEMINES PAR GOV-BURAS WWTP, PLAQUEMINES PARISH-BURAS STP

• ANSARDIS TERMITE & PEST CONTROL (WEST ANSARDI DRIVE in BURAS, LA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1989-0472, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Alternative names: ANSARDI TEMITE & PEST CONTROL, ANSARDI'S TERMITE & PEST CON

• PLAQUEMINES PARISH (BURAS STP) (LA HWY 23, ON ELDORADO DR in BURAS, LA)

  (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2000-0125, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  

• GULF REFINING CO SCRAPER TRAPS BURAS (BURAS AREA in BURAS, LA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO - EMPIRE-OSTRICA TE (104 PIPELINE RD in BURAS, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM PIPELINES; PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  Alternative names: A N DAKIS, CHEVRON EMPIRE OSTRI, CHEVRON PIPE LINE COMPANY, CHEVRON PIPE LINE CO/EMPIRE-OSTRICA TERMNAL, CHEVRON PIPE LINE MAINPASS 69 TERMINAL, CHEVRON PIPELINE CO - EMPIRE-OSTRICA TER, EMPIRE OSTRICA

• CHEVRON USA INC (BAY COQUILLE FIELD TANK BATRY1 in BURAS, LA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• BASTIAN BAY DEHYDRATION UNIT (3 MI SE OF in BURAS, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: LEDCO GAS GATHERING, SIVA MALLADI

• BASTIAN BAY FACILITY (4 MI S OF in BURAS, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: LA L & E/BASTIAN BAY, ROBERT J CHEBUL

• BASTIAN BAY FACILITY (3 MI WSW OF in BURAS, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS
  Alternative names: GARY LEROCK, KOCH MID BASTIAN BAY, LEDCO GAS BASTIN BAY

• BASTIAN BAY FACILITY (HWY 23 S TO JOSHUA MARINA IN in BURAS, LA)

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

• BASTIAN BAY FIELD CENTRAL FACILITY - BAS (BASTIAN BAY FIELD in BURAS, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: AMOCO/BASTIAN BAY #1, BERNARD F HERBERT

• BASTIAN BAY FIELD FASTERLING MCGEE FAC (HWY 23 E in BURAS, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: AVIARA/BASTIAN BAY -, GARY MABIE

• BASTIAN BAY FIELD PRODUCTION FACILITY - (2.5 MI S OF in BURAS, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: HASSIE HUNT BASTIAN, MARK RIDDLE

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.2%

Population in 1990: 6,496.

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

• This state: 1,806
• Northeast: 56
• Midwest: 67
• South: 160
• West: 71

73% of the 70041 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

96% of the 70041 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 39% 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): 4
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 7

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• SANDRA WALLER (2909 HWY 23 in BURAS, LA; small business)

  $108,000 with Federal Emergency Management Agency for Lease or Rental of Equipment -- Ground Effect Vehicles, Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Signed on 2006-02-21. Effective on 2006-10-31. Completion date: 2007-04-30.

• MEGGA INDUSTRIES INC (127 EL DORADO LN in BURAS, LA; small business)
  40 employees, $4000000 revenue.

  $24,000 with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dredging. Signed on 2000-01-15. Completion date: 2000-03-15.

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1)

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 16. The highest number of fires - 31 took place in 2012, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (59.6%), and Structure Fires (20.7%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 70041
• 16159.6%Outside Fires
• 5620.7%Structure Fires
• 4416.3%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 93.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 70041, Louisiana

Most common first names in zip code 70041 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	23	74.6 years
John	17	72.3 years
Louis	14	70.5 years
James	14	69.8 years
Mary	14	79.4 years
William	9	71.2 years
George	9	73.0 years
Paul	7	73.7 years
Frank	7	70.2 years
Robert	7	68.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 70041 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Buras	32	74.5 years
Jones	18	68.1 years
Ragas	15	74.0 years
Johnson	13	66.7 years
Armstrong	12	77.7 years
Cognevich	12	74.7 years
Hingle	10	74.5 years
Barrios	10	67.8 years
Pelas	10	75.5 years
Barrois	10	71.9 years

Businesses in zip code 70041

• RadioShack: 1