70656 Zip Code (Pitkin, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,108
Zip code population in 2010: 4,023
Zip code population in 2000: 4,064

Houses and condos: 1,864
Renter-occupied apartments: 133
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70656: 80.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 454.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $208 (0.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $492 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 70656:

• High school or higher: 80.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
• Unemployed: 2.3%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 37.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 70656:

• Never married: 17.3%
• Now married: 64.0%
• Separated: 2.0%
• Widowed: 11.7%
• Divorced: 5.0%

• 
• • 2,91393.8%White
  • 1193.8%Two or more races
  • 451.4%American Indian
  • 301.0%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 70656, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,242 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,242
State:	$60,757

Salary/wage: $49,668 (reported on 81.3% of returns)

Here:	$49,668
State:	$50,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1071.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3516.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6935.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10798.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17043.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $423 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$423
Louisiana:	$1,576

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 9.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 26.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 25.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,038 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,038
State:	$7,743

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 23.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,900 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,900
State:	+$16,917

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.2% for AGIs below $25k, 43.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 240.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$7,683 (reported on 16.5% of returns)

Here:	+$7,683
State:	+$7,679

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 169.0% for AGIs below $25k, 97.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 281.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 313.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $17,743 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

70656:	$17,743
Louisiana:	$20,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.0% for AGIs below $25k, 148.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 678.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $38,400 (reported on 5.8% of returns)

Here:	$38,400
State:	$36,265

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1058.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1149.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $4,800 (reported on 2.2% of returns)

70656:	$4,800
State:	$6,643

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,509 (reported on 25.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,509
State:	$2,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 144.2% for AGIs below $25k, 111.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.0%

Here:	95%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 96.0% for AGIs below $25k, 94.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 70656, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,829 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,829
State:	$56,730

Salary/wage: $43,504 (reported on 85.0% of returns)

Here:	$43,504
State:	$45,545

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.9% for AGIs below $25k, 83.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $356 (reported on 22.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$356
Louisiana:	$1,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Ordinary dividends: $543 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

Here:	$543
State:	$7,610

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,258 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

Here:	+$6,258
State:	+$12,088

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,800 (reported on 5.0% of returns)

70656:	$10,800
Louisiana:	$16,085

Total itemized deductions: $21,576 (25% of AGI, reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	$21,576
State:	$23,585

Here:	25.2% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $5,831 (reported on 9.3% of returns)

Here:	$5,831
State:	$5,533

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $3,168 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

70656:	$3,168
State:	$6,282

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,469 (reported on 25.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,469
State:	$2,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 62.1%

Here:	62%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 58.2% for AGIs below $25k, 63.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70656, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $30,246 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$30,246
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $30,806 (reported on 85.5% of returns)

Here:	$30,806
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 162.9% for AGIs below $10k, 80.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 88.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 74.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $583 (reported on 29.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$583
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $10k, 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $593 (reported on 6.9% of returns)

Here:	$593
State:	$3,235

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$393 (reported on 6.4% of returns)

Here:	+$393
State:	+$8,531

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,569 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$3,569
State:	+$9,128

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, -0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $17,364 (29% of AGI, reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	$17,364
State:	$18,222

Here:	29.2% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,592 (6% of AGI, reported on 9.9% of returns)

Here:	$3,592
State:	$4,190

Here:	5.8% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $3,122 (reported on 65.8% of returns)

70656:	$3,122
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $2,072 (reported on 27.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,072
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 70.3%

Here:	70%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 67.6% for AGIs below $10k, 70.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 70662, 70644, 70638, 71438, 70637, 71459.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 161
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,118

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 46 (0 now married, 48 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 454 (281 now married, 169 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 70656 with a mortgage: 443
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,045
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $232

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

• Zip code 70656 household income distribution in 2022

• 133Less than $10,000
• 42$10,000 to $14,999
• 140$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 43$25,000 to $29,999
• 79$30,000 to $34,999
• 18$35,000 to $39,999
• 41$40,000 to $44,999
• 11$45,000 to $49,999
• 204$50,000 to $59,999
• 84$60,000 to $74,999
• 116$75,000 to $99,999
• 151$100,000 to $124,999
• 46$125,000 to $149,999
• 80$150,000 to $199,999
• 71$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 70656

• 103Less than $10,000
• 30$10,000 to $14,999
• 37$25,000 to $29,999
• 149$30,000 to $34,999
• 7$35,000 to $39,999
• 77$40,000 to $49,999
• 102$50,000 to $59,999
• 123$60,000 to $69,999
• 95$70,000 to $79,999
• 28$80,000 to $89,999
• 21$90,000 to $99,999
• 39$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 113$150,000 to $174,999
• 105$175,000 to $199,999
• 13$250,000 to $299,999
• 81$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 70656

• 16$400 to $449
• 36$700 to $749
• 26$800 to $899
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 46No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,243.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $488,248.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $72,472
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $61,997
• Two or more races householders: $46,568
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $63,696

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $67,518 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,455 - $165,554

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $294,291

Here:	$294,291
State:	$273,555

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 968
• One, attached: 102
• 20 to 49: 6
• Mobile homes: 786

Unemployment: 2.3%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 70656

• 77.8%819Drove a car alone
• 12.6%133Carpooled
• 1.4%15Walked
• 6.3%66Other means

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 70656

• 47Less than 5 minutes
• 955 to 9 minutes
• 11310 to 14 minutes
• 1015 to 19 minutes
• 8820 to 24 minutes
• 15130 to 34 minutes
• 4735 to 39 minutes
• 18940 to 44 minutes
• 15145 to 59 minutes
• 2860 to 89 minutes
• 10690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 67.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,108

• Male householders: 727 (162 living alone), Female householders: 562 (96 living alone)

• 646 spouses (640 opposite-sex spouses), 60 unmarried partners, (60 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 697 children (690 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 112 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 0 foster children, 48 other relatives, 146 non-relatives

Size of family households: 448 2-persons, 125 3-persons, 172 4-persons, 159 5-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 258 1-person, 120 2-persons

460 married couples with children.
162 single-parent households (69 men, 93 women).

99.0% of residents of 70656 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (88% very well, 12% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PITKIN HIGH SCHOOL (7239 HIGHWAY 463 in PITKIN, LA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-058010
  Organizations: VERNON PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• NELSON SWD COMMON POINT PRODUCTION FACIL (2.5 MI NW OF in CRAVENS, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: SWIFT NELSON SWD

• PITKIN COMMINGLING FACILITY #1 (4 MI N OF in PITKIN, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: CHESAPEAKE/PITKIN #1

• EASTEX CRUDE CO - PITKIN STATION (2499 FULLERTON BLACKTOP in PITKIN, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: PETROLEUM BULK STATIONS AND TERMINALS
  Alternative names: EASTEX PITKIN STATIO, WILLIAM D DERRICK

• EXXON 13 #2 PRODUCTION FACILITY (3 MI NE OF in PITKIN, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: SWIFT EXXON MINS 13

• EXXON 2 #1 WELL FACILITY - W MASTERS CRE (7 MI NE OF in PITKIN, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: ANADARKO /EXXON 2, EXXON 2 #1 WELL FACILITY WEST MASTERS CR, RME PETRO/EXXON 2, STEVE RANDOLPH, UNION EXXON 2 NO 1

• EXXON MINERALS 29 #1 EXXON MINERALS 18 (2.75 MI NE OF in PITKIN, LA)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: SWIFT EXXON MIN 29.1

• PITKIN MEDICAL CLINIC (12894 HWY 10 in PITKIN, LA)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Business NAICS classification: OFFICES OF PHYSICIANS, MENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTS.
  Organizations: RAPIDES GENERAL HOSP (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.1%

Population in 1990: 3,603. Population change in the 1990s: +461 (+12.8%).

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

• This state: 2,652
• Northeast: 41
• Midwest: 73
• South: 288
• West: 28

67% of the 70656 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

92% of the 70656 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 64% 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• AUSTIN ENTERPRISES (4918 CHURCHMAN RD; small business) : $1,184,581 in 69 contracts from 2001 to 2006

  Contracts for Armament Training Devices, Building Components, Prefabricated, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials, Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services, and more by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $32,935; 2002: $380,910; 2003: $354,763; 2004: $109,624; 2005: $227,811; 2006: $78,538.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $122,568 with Army for Armament Training Devices. Signed on 2003-01-09. Completion date: 2003-02-28.
  $90,348, same as above. Signed on 2002-05-07. Completion date: 2002-06-04.
  $81,169 with Army for Building Components, Prefabricated. Signed on 2005-03-25. Completion date: 2005-04-29.
  $79,900 with Army for Armament Training Devices. Signed on 2003-10-30. Completion date: 2003-11-28.
  

• SUPERIOR PIPELINE SERVICES (186 STROTHER LN; small business) : $505,986 in 5 contracts from 2004 to 2005

  Contracts for Tree Thinning Services, Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services by Army
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $4,830; 2005: $501,156; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $500,301 with Army for Tree Thinning Services. Signed on 2005-09-30. Completion date: 2006-03-30.
  $4,830 with Army for Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services. Signed on 2004-06-30. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
  $2,235, same as above. Signed on 2005-08-08. Completion date: 2005-08-09.
  $0, same as above. Signed on 2005-12-16. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
  

• ELMO DAVIS (3002 FULLERTON BLACKTOP RO; small business) : $18,223 in 4 contracts from 2002 to 2005

  $5,000 with Army for Forage and Feed. Signed on 2002-04-10. Completion date: 2002-09-30.
  $4,620, same as above. Signed on 2004-02-09. Completion date: 2004-09-30.
  $4,463, same as above. Signed on 2003-03-07. Completion date: 2003-09-01.
  $4,140, same as above. Signed on 2005-07-07. Completion date: 2005-09-01.
  

• MARKEE RESOURCES (196 SHIRWOOD RD; small business)

  $15,850 with Army for Operation Training Devices. Signed on 2002-01-11. Completion date: 2002-02-15.

• BASS CONSTRUCTION (4334 HWY 399; small business) : $15,610 in 3 contracts from 2002 to 2003

  $7,785 with Army for Other Transportation Travel and Relocation Services. Signed on 2003-05-29. Completion date: 2003-06-05.
  $3,950 with Army for Miscellaneous Construction Materials. Signed on 2002-01-24. Completion date: 2002-02-04.
  $3,875 with Army for Electrical Hardware and Supplies. Signed on 2002-01-24. Completion date: 2002-01-31.
  

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

• Construction: Electrical Contractors (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 2)
• Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0136.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0136.00

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

Based on the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 19. The highest number of fire incidents - 71 took place in 2010, and the least - 3 in 2007. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (57.8%), and Structure Fires (30.4%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 70656
• 18657.8%Outside Fires
• 9830.4%Structure Fires
• 329.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 61.9%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 70656, Louisiana

Most common first names in zip code 70656 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	29	71.4 years
John	20	80.8 years
William	17	78.9 years
Mary	14	77.8 years
Willie	14	73.1 years
Henry	13	81.6 years
Charles	9	66.8 years
Helen	9	75.6 years
Robert	8	78.2 years
Thomas	8	70.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 70656 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	71	71.3 years
Perkins	46	74.8 years
Thompson	35	71.6 years
Maricle	30	72.4 years
Willis	30	77.2 years
West	23	79.0 years
James	22	76.1 years
Martin	22	70.5 years
Doyle	20	77.4 years
Deason	18	69.1 years