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70538 Zip Code (Franklin, LA) Detailed Profile




Cities: Franklin, LA (5.52%), Glencoe, LA (0.39%), Charenton, LA (0.27%), Baldwin, LA (0.21%)
County: St. Mary Parish, LA
Estimated zip code population in 2022: 13,197
Zip code population in 2010: 14,844
Zip code population in 2000: 15,960

Houses and condos: 6,673
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,381
% of renters here:

26%
State:

32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70538: 78.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 154.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 13.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 85 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

0.4% ($463)
Louisiana:

0.5% ($1,127)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $541 (0.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $361 (0.4%)

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Males: 6,378  (48.3%)
Females: 6,818  (51.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 70538:

  • High school or higher: 84.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
  • Unemployed: 3.3%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 70538:

  • Never married: 32.9%
  • Now married: 44.2%
  • Separated: 1.8%
  • Widowed: 9.2%
  • Divorced: 11.8%

Zip code 70538 compared to state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
  • Races in zip code 70538 (2022)
    • 6,54849.6%White
    • 5,65942.9%Black
    • 4763.6%Two or more races
    • 2341.8%Hispanic or Latino
    • 1130.9%Asian
    • 1060.8%American Indian
    • 440.3%Some other race
    • 120.09%Native Hawaiian and Other
      Pacific Islander
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Urban population: 9,315
Rural population: 3,881

Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $112,881
70538:

$112,881
Louisiana:

$209,200



According to our research of Louisiana and other state lists, there were 64 registered sex offenders living in 70538 zip code as of May 28, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 70538 is 217 to 1.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

42.1 years
Louisiana median age:

38.2 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.4 people
Louisiana:

2.5 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 70538, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $43,529 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$43,529
State:

$60,757

Salary/wage: $36,330 (reported on 82.8% of returns)
Here:

$36,330
State:

$50,882
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1199.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3570.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6499.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9144.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15086.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 40113.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,036 (reported on 18.2% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,036
Louisiana:

$1,576
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.3% for AGIs below $25k, 9.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 45.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1133.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,948 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:

$6,948
State:

$7,743
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.5% for AGIs below $25k, 32.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 157.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 610.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5283.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,946 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
Here:

+$6,946
State:

+$16,917
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 14.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 46.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 128.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 639.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5070.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,884 (reported on 18.0% of returns)
Here:

+$4,884
State:

+$7,679
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 82.5% for AGIs below $25k, 26.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 120.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 416.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6296.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,642 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
70538:

$18,642
Louisiana:

$20,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.0% for AGIs below $25k, 117.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 317.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 492.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1290.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $32,847 (reported on 3.4% of returns)
Here:

$32,847
State:

$36,265
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 199.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 321.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 307.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 686.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $9,293 (reported on 3.0% of returns)
Here:

$9,293
State:

$13,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 43.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 115.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 216.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,638 (reported on 3.2% of returns)
70538:

$4,638
State:

$6,643
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 146.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,935 (reported on 34.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,935
State:

$2,671
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 205.7% for AGIs below $25k, 117.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 91.7%
Here:

92%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 92.8% for AGIs below $25k, 90.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 70538, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $42,852 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$42,852
State:

$56,730

Salary/wage: $35,550 (reported on 86.3% of returns)
Here:

$35,550
State:

$45,545
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.4% for AGIs below $25k, 84.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 72.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 34.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,433 (reported on 20.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,433
Louisiana:

$1,804
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $5,678 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:

$5,678
State:

$7,610
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,824 (reported on 8.1% of returns)
Here:

+$6,824
State:

+$17,096
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,558 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:

+$8,558
State:

+$12,088
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,807 (reported on 7.6% of returns)
70538:

$14,807
Louisiana:

$16,085
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $21,280 (22% of AGI, reported on 17.3% of returns)
Here:

$21,280
State:

$23,585

Here:

21.6% of AGI
State:

18.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 10.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,764 (reported on 13.2% of returns)
Here:

$4,764
State:

$5,533
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $4,381 (reported on 16.9% of returns)
70538:

$4,381
State:

$6,282
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,959 (reported on 38.6% of returns)
Here:

$2,959
State:

$2,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 14.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 53.9%
Here:

54%
State:

57%
(% for various income ranges: 50.3% for AGIs below $25k, 51.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 90.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70538, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,787 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$31,787
State:

$39,411

Salary/wage: $27,232 (reported on 87.5% of returns)
Here:

$27,232
State:

$34,434
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.6% for AGIs below $10k, 84.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 82.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 44.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,842 (reported on 25.7% of returns)
This zip code:

$1,842
Louisiana:

$1,606
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $4,141 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:

$4,141
State:

$3,235
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,152 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:

+$4,152
State:

+$8,531
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,240 (reported on 13.3% of returns)
Here:

+$9,240
State:

+$9,128
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.5% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,400 (reported on 1.7% of returns)
70538:

$3,400
Louisiana:

$3,055
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $20,769 (reported on 0.2% of returns)
Here:

$20,769
Louisiana:

$17,274

Total itemized deductions: $18,753 (23% of AGI, reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:

$18,753
State:

$18,222

Here:

22.8% of AGI
State:

20.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $4,221 (5% of AGI, reported on 9.3% of returns)
Here:

$4,221
State:

$4,190

Here:

4.9% of AGI
State:

4.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,928 (reported on 58.5% of returns)
70538:

$4,928
State:

$6,529
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,288 (reported on 38.7% of returns)
Here:

$2,288
State:

$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.6%
Here:

65%
State:

61%
(% for various income ranges: 62.5% for AGIs below $10k, 66.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 61.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 64.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$45,188
Louisiana:

$55,416
Franklin, LA (70538) map Nearest zip codes: 70514, 70523, 70544, 70392, 70342, 70563.
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Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

41.6%
Louisiana:

44.4%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

3.3%
Louisiana:

41.5%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,312
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 4,050


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 146 (18 now married, 132 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,703 (1,078 now married, 1,622 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 70538 with a mortgage: 1,437 (107 second mortgage, 77 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 31

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,163
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $408

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

19.1%
Whole state:

18.6%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

9.5%
Whole state:

10.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.1
State:

6.2
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

4.9
State:

4.4
  • Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages

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  • Notable locations in zip code 70538: Bodin Plantation (A), Belleview Country Club (B), Franklin Wastewater Treatment Facility (C), Broken Pines Country Club (D), Louisiana State University AgCenter Saint Mary Parish Office (E), Port of West Saint Mary (F), Lucy Plantation (G), Old City Market (H), Grevemberg House Museum (I), Oaklawn Manor (J), Saint Mary Parish Courthouse (K), Saint Parish Library (L), Saint Mary Parish Sheriff's Office - Motor Pool (M), Saint Mary Parish Office (N), Saint Mary Parish Police Jury (O), Young - Sanders Center (P), Franklin Police Department (Q), Saint Mary Parish Police Jury (R), Saint Mary Parish Sheriff's Office (S), Franklin Health Care Center (T). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Shopping Center: Blakesley Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

    Churches in zip code 70538 include: Macedonia Baptist Church (A), Lighthouse Missionary Baptist Church (B), Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses (C), Full Gospel Community Church (D), Franklin United Methodist Church (E), First Pentecostal Church (F), Immaculate Conception Church (G), Holding Forth the Word of Life (H), Higher Mount Zion Baptist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Cemeteries: Stirling Cemetery (1), Shadyside-Fairfax Cemetery (2), Saint Helens Cemetery (3), Oaklawn Cemetery (4), Little Zion Cemetery (5), Israelite Cemetery (6), Gratt Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Lakes: Hammock Lake (A), Horse Bay (B), Prince Lake (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Streams, rivers, and creeks: Yokely Bayou (A), Stump Bayou (B), Onion Bayou (C), Log Bayou (D), Hog Bayou (E), Hickerson Bayou (F), Crow Bayou (G), Clausen Coulee (H), Big Oaks Bayou (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Parks in zip code 70538 include: Parc Sur La Teche (1), Franklin Historic District (2), Cypremort Point State Park (3), City Park (4), Caffery Park (5), Broussard-Harris Park (6). Display/hide their locations on the map

    Beach: Cypremort Point Beach (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 02020 or later
  • 3872010 to 2019
  • 6962000 to 2009
  • 7491990 to 1999
  • 8381980 to 1989
  • 1,2201970 to 1979
  • 6891960 to 1969
  • 9831950 to 1959
  • 3361940 to 1949
  • 5781939 or earlier

Zip code 70538 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin, LA (70538)
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Franklin, LA (70538)
  • 12no bedroom
  • 151 bedroom
  • 4082 bedrooms
  • 2,7313 bedrooms
  • 6924 bedrooms
  • 645+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin, LA (70538)
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Franklin, LA (70538)
  • 24no bedroom
  • 831 bedroom
  • 6382 bedrooms
  • 6073 bedrooms
  • 264 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin, LA (70538) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin, LA (70538) in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 191no vehicle
  • 1,1331 vehicle
  • 1,6302 vehicles
  • 7843 vehicles
  • 1524 vehicles
  • 495+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin, LA (70538) in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in Franklin, LA (70538) in renter-occupied apartments
  • 349no vehicle
  • 7811 vehicle
  • 2072 vehicles
  • 463 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 70538 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 70538 household income distribution in 2022
  • 636Less than $10,000
  • 327$10,000 to $14,999
  • 377$15,000 to $19,999
  • 385$20,000 to $24,999
  • 173$25,000 to $29,999
  • 225$30,000 to $34,999
  • 229$35,000 to $39,999
  • 169$40,000 to $44,999
  • 317$45,000 to $49,999
  • 407$50,000 to $59,999
  • 454$60,000 to $74,999
  • 751$75,000 to $99,999
  • 389$100,000 to $124,999
  • 199$125,000 to $149,999
  • 173$150,000 to $199,999
  • 139$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 70538

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 70538
  • 177Less than $10,000
  • 112$10,000 to $14,999
  • 63$15,000 to $19,999
  • 111$20,000 to $24,999
  • 247$25,000 to $29,999
  • 8$30,000 to $34,999
  • 34$35,000 to $39,999
  • 34$40,000 to $49,999
  • 119$50,000 to $59,999
  • 385$60,000 to $69,999
  • 150$70,000 to $79,999
  • 277$80,000 to $89,999
  • 116$90,000 to $99,999
  • 511$100,000 to $124,999
  • 192$125,000 to $149,999
  • 176$150,000 to $174,999
  • 75$175,000 to $199,999
  • 290$200,000 to $249,999
  • 232$250,000 to $299,999
  • 425$300,000 to $399,999
  • 113$400,000 to $499,999
  • 67$500,000 to $749,999
  • 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 70538

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 70538
  • 84Less than $100
  • 1$100 to $149
  • 8$150 to $199
  • 51$200 to $249
  • 42$250 to $299
  • 101$300 to $349
  • 27$350 to $399
  • 125$400 to $449
  • 58$450 to $499
  • 36$500 to $549
  • 128$550 to $599
  • 210$600 to $649
  • 67$650 to $699
  • 60$700 to $749
  • 41$750 to $799
  • 83$800 to $899
  • 9$1,000 to $1,249
  • 293No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $821.


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $120,830.

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $145,813
  • Black or African American householders: $107,932
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $63,198
  • Some other race householders: $87,183
  • Two or more races householders: $103,363
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $107,361

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $112,881
70538:

$112,881
Louisiana:

$209,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $64,502 - $228,531

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $158,381
Here:

$158,381
State:

$273,555

Townhouses or other attached units: $220,582
Here:

$220,582
State:

$297,713

Mobile homes: $32,981
Here:

$32,981
State:

$89,857
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 70538
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 4,935
  • One, attached: 42
  • Two: 63
  • 3 or 4: 66
  • 5 to 9: 98
  • 10 to 19: 44
  • 20 to 49: 51
  • Mobile homes: 1,366

Unemployment: 3.3%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 70538

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 70538
  • 84.9%4,237Drove a car alone
  • 7.0%347Carpooled
  • 0.6%28Bicycle
  • 0.8%42Walked
  • 0.4%22Other means
  • 5.4%268Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 70538

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 70538
  • 223Less than 5 minutes
  • 9855 to 9 minutes
  • 1,02010 to 14 minutes
  • 82415 to 19 minutes
  • 41520 to 24 minutes
  • 20425 to 29 minutes
  • 34830 to 34 minutes
  • 7735 to 39 minutes
  • 16540 to 44 minutes
  • 14945 to 59 minutes
  • 11760 to 89 minutes
  • 15190 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 13,197
  • Male householders: 2,267 (889 living alone), Female householders: 3,049 (704 living alone)
  • 2,283 spouses (2,283 opposite-sex spouses), 238 unmarried partners, (232 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,599 children (3,463 natural, 65 adopted, 77 stepchildren), 776 grandchildren, 62 brothers or sisters, 267 parents, 0 foster children, 205 other relatives, 37 non-relatives
  • In group quarters: 424 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,007 2-persons, 726 3-persons, 497 4-persons, 154 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 56 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 1,596 1-person, 173 2-persons

1,368 married couples with children.
948 single-parent households (136 men, 812 women).

97.4% of residents of 70538 zip code speak English at home.
0.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 18% well, 1% not at all).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (97% very well, 2% well, 2% not well).
1.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (53% very well, 3% well, 36% not well, 8% not at all).

Foreign born population: 147 (1.1%)
(48.5% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:

1.1%
Whole state:

4.2%
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents
  • 39%Thailand
  • 13%Barbados
  • 11%France
  • 8%Nicaragua
  • 7%Honduras
  • 7%Sweden
  • 5%Guyana
Most common first ancestries reported in 70538
  • 7%American
  • 5%French
  • 2%French Canadian
  • 2%Cajun
  • 1%Italian
  • 1%German
  • 1%English
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 482010 or later
  • 252000 to 2009
  • 221990 to 1999
  • 77Before 1990

Zip code 70538 topographic map

Major facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

  • FRANKLIN, CITY OF (ST MARY) (319 WILLOW STREET in FRANKLIN, LA) . Tribal Land
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-1991-0146, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit - ICIS-06-2004-1830, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION, ICIS-06-2005-2032, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
    Business SIC classification: HIGHWAY AND STREET CONSTRUCTION, EXCEPT ELEVATED HIGHWAYS; SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; EXECUTIVE OFFICES; REGULATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF COMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRIC, GAS, AND OTHER UTILITIES
    Alternative names: CITY OF FRANKLIN
  • FRANKLIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (1401 CYNTHIA STREET in FRANKLIN, LA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-051012
    Organizations: SAINT MARY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • FRANKLIN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (525 MORRIS STREET in FRANKLIN, LA)
    (Geographic Names Information System)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-051011
    Organizations: SAINT MARY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • GLENCOE CHARTER SCHOOL (4491 LA HIGHWAY 83 in FRANKLIN, LA)
    (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-329001
    Organizations: GLENCOE CHARTER SCHOOL - AGENCY (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  • RIVER BEND - EAST CENTRAL FACILITY (AKA BAYOU BOUILLON CORP) (NEAR BUTTE LAROSE, SECT 37, TWNSHP 09S, RANGE 09S in FRANKLIN, LA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-2765, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • ATCHAFALAYA RIVER FRONTAGE (AKA BAYOU BOUILLION CORP) (NEAR BUTTE LAROSE, SEC. 37, TWNSHP 09S, RANGE 09S in FRANKLIN, LA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-2764, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • RIVER BEND - SL2024 FACILITY (AKA SUGARBERRY OIL AND GAS) (NEAR HENDERSON, SECTION 13 AND SECTION 18 in SAINT MARTIN PARISH, LA)
    (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-06-2003-2766, FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION
  • BAYOU SALE COMPRESSOR STATION (6207 HWY 317 in FRANKLIN, LA) . Tribal Land
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
    Alternative names: EXXON/BAYOU SALES TE, K E KILLIAN
  • PALACE OPERATING CO (SL 18350 WELL #1 in FRANKLIN, LA)
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
    Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  • FRANKLIN FOUNDATION HOSPITAL - INFERNO M (1501 HOSPITAL AVE in FRANKLIN, LA)
    AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
    Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: HOSP SVC DIST #1 OF ST MARY PARISH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • FRANKLIN FORD MERCURY INC (600 MAIN ST in FRANKLIN, LA) . Tribal Land
    Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
    Organizations: STEPHEN Y FORTIER (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • NL PETROLEUM SVC INC (3 MI SOUTH OF WEEKS ISLAND in LOUISA, LA)
    (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: NL BAROID NL INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  • GULF COAST LEASING INC II (113 MAIN ST ID093 in FRANKLIN, LA) . Tribal Land
    TRANSPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
    Organizations: FLORIDA LILY INC (CONTACT/OWNER)

Zip code 70538 marital status for males
Zip code 70538 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 61.2%Electricity
  • 38.1%Utility gas

Population in 1990: 15,334. Population change in the 1990s: +626 (+4.1%).

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

  • This state: 11,689
  • Northeast: 165
  • Midwest: 147
  • South: 821
  • West: 191

68% of the 70538 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

92% of the 70538 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 4% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Year householders moved into unit in Franklin, LA (70538)

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 299
Here:

20.9%
Louisiana:

19.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 90
Here:

12.8%
Louisiana:

18.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 43
Here:

17.5%
Louisiana:

17.4%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 96,465Architecture and engineering occupations
  • 85,551Material moving occupations
  • 69,511Transportation occupations
  • 61,561Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
  • 60,633Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
  • 58,945Computer and mathematical occupations

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

  • MARINE TURBINE TECHNOLOGIES, L (298 LOUISIANA RD (PORT OF in FRANKLIN, LA; small business)
    $97,171 with Department of Defense for Other Research and Development -- Basic Research (R&D). Signed on 2001-05-11. Completion date: 2001-11-10.
  • DUCK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC (1344 CHATSWORTH ROAD in FRANKLIN, LA; small business) : $2,173 in 3 contracts in 2001
    $1,950 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-11-14. Completion date: 2001-10-31.
    $223, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-30. Completion date: 2001-10-31.
    $0, same as above. Signed on 2001-11-14. Completion date: 2001-10-31.
  • ACKMAN, WALLACE D (142 MENDOZA DRIVE in FRANKLIN, LA; small business)
    $1,135 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Water Quality Studies. Signed on 2002-01-24. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  • LEGNON ENTERPRISE INC (211 BEACON LANE in CYPREMORT POIN, LA; small business) : $0 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2004
    $1,259 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2003-01-24. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
    $1,259 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Water Quality Support Services. Signed on 2002-01-14. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
    -$1,259 with Army for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2004-04-08. Completion date: 2003-10-31.
    -$1,259 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Special Studies and Analyses. Signed on 2004-04-08. Completion date: 2003-10-31.

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

  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Other Individual and Family Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 4)
  • Mining: Other Chemical and Fertilizer Mineral Mining (100-249: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (100-249: 1)
  • Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability

People in group quarters in 2010:

  • 303 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
  • 108 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
  • 58 people in correctional residential facilities
  • 27 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
  • 2 people in other noninstitutional facilities

People in group quarters in 2000:

  • 106 people in nursing homes
  • 17 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
  • 5 people in homes for the mentally retarded
  • 3 people in religious group quarters
  • 2 people in other group homes

Fatal accident statistics in 2014:

  • Fatal accident count: 5
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 9
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
  • Fatalities: 8
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 31
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

Fatal accident statistics in 2012:

  • Fatal accident count: 1
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
  • Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
  • Fatalities: 1
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0

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

    Fire incident distribution by year According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 53. The highest number of reported fires - 97 took place in 2014, and the least - 12 in 2006. The data has a constant trend.
    Fire incident types in Zip Code 70538 When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (45.3%), and Outside Fires (28.9%).

    • Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 70538
    • 40645.3%Structure Fires
    • 25928.9%Outside Fires
    • 14816.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
    • 839.3%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 70538, Louisiana

Most common first names in zip code 70538 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Mary10677.4 years
Joseph8873.7 years
John6671.5 years
Charles5371.7 years
James5367.9 years
Willie5075.8 years
William4975.3 years
Louis4473.2 years
George4172.9 years
Albert4072.1 years
Most common last names in zip code 70538 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Boudreaux10878.7 years
Williams6270.4 years
Hebert5876.7 years
Landry5175.9 years
Johnson5071.5 years
Broussard4476.3 years
Jones4468.5 years
Robicheaux3973.5 years
Thomas3769.8 years
Brown3672.3 years
Businesses in zip code 70538
NameCountNameCount
Ace Hardware1Nike2
AutoZone1Pizza Hut1
Best Western1Popeyes1
Burger King1SONIC Drive-In1
Comfort Inn1Sears1
FedEx1Subway1
H&R Block1U-Haul1
McDonald's1Walmart1
New Balance1
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