71358 Zip Code (Palmetto, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 942
Zip code population in 2010: 1,111
Zip code population in 2000: 1,243

Houses and condos: 537
Renter-occupied apartments: 119
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71358: 80.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 90.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 10 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: $1,219 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $434 (1.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 71358:

• High school or higher: 63.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
• Unemployed: 15.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71358:

• Never married: 38.3%
• Now married: 39.6%
• Separated: 2.7%
• Widowed: 8.1%
• Divorced: 11.3%

• 
• • 56860.5%Black
  • 34636.8%White
  • 111.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 91.0%American Indian
  • 50.5%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 71358, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $40,707 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$40,707
State:	$60,757

Salary/wage: $35,845 (reported on 88.4% of returns)

Here:	$35,845
State:	$50,882

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1478.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3893.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6710.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5963.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$300
Louisiana:	$1,576

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 16.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,440 (reported on 11.6% of returns)

Here:	+$4,440
State:	+$7,679

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 105.6% for AGIs below $25k, 58.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $2,993 (reported on 32.6% of returns)

Here:	$2,993
State:	$2,671

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 198.8% for AGIs below $25k, 112.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.0%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 90.0% for AGIs below $25k, 91.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% 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 71358, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $39,845 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,845
State:	$56,730

Salary/wage: $34,726 (reported on 90.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,726
State:	$45,545

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.8% for AGIs below $25k, 87.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $586 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

This zip code:	$586
Louisiana:	$1,804

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,400 (reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,400
State:	$7,610

Profit/loss from business: +$1,480 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,480
State:	+$12,088

Total itemized deductions: $20,283 (22% of AGI, reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	$20,283
State:	$23,585

Here:	22.5% of AGI
State:	18.1% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,450 (reported on 9.5% of returns)

Here:	$3,450
State:	$5,533

Taxes paid: $4,040 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

71358:	$4,040
State:	$6,282

Earned income credit: $2,488 (reported on 38.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,488
State:	$2,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 54.8%

Here:	55%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 45.0% for AGIs below $25k, 58.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71358, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,677 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$28,677
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $26,627 (reported on 91.3% of returns)

Here:	$26,627
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.7% for AGIs below $10k, 84.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 92.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 71.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $344 (reported on 20.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$344
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,800 (reported on 4.6% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$3,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,875 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	+$1,875
State:	+$8,531

Profit/loss from business: +$5,778 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,778
State:	+$9,128

Total itemized deductions: $16,551 (29% of AGI, reported on 11.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,551
State:	$18,222

Here:	28.8% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,025 (3% of AGI, reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,025
State:	$4,190

Here:	3.0% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

Total tax: $3,573 (reported on 58.4% of returns)

71358:	$3,573
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,082 (reported on 39.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,082
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.2%

Here:	62%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 50.6% for AGIs below $10k, 63.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 93.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 71345, 71353, 70589, 70577, 70715, 71356.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 60
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 317

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 247 (67 now married, 180 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71358 with a mortgage: 102 (53 second mortgage, 49 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $993
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $223

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

• Zip code 71358 household income distribution in 2022

• 23Less than $10,000
• 52$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 12$20,000 to $24,999
• 61$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 50$35,000 to $39,999
• 36$40,000 to $44,999
• 19$45,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 26$60,000 to $74,999
• 16$75,000 to $99,999
• 12$100,000 to $124,999
• 1$125,000 to $149,999
• 28$150,000 to $199,999
• 3$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71358

• 10Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 28$20,000 to $24,999
• 28$30,000 to $34,999
• 25$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 3$50,000 to $59,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 10$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 11$100,000 to $124,999
• 2$125,000 to $149,999
• 8$150,000 to $174,999
• 26$175,000 to $199,999
• 14$250,000 to $299,999
• 34$300,000 to $399,999
• 4$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71358

• 5$150 to $199
• 12$200 to $249
• 13$400 to $449
• 19$450 to $499
• 48$600 to $649
• 30No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $764.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $130,809
• Black or African American householders: $80,612
• Asian householders: $202,063
• Two or more races householders: $292,461
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $79,762

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $92,099 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $34,215 - $202,486

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $168,180

Here:	$168,180
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $38,696

Here:	$38,696
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 329
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 11
• 3 or 4: 3
• Mobile homes: 187

Unemployment: 15.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71358

• 80.0%234Drove a car alone
• 4.4%13Carpooled
• 2.4%7Walked
• 8.2%24Other means
• 3.4%10Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71358

• 14Less than 5 minutes
• 235 to 9 minutes
• 6710 to 14 minutes
• 815 to 19 minutes
• 3120 to 24 minutes
• 10130 to 34 minutes
• 1940 to 44 minutes
• 945 to 59 minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 64.7%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 942

• Male householders: 217 (72 living alone), Female householders: 161 (56 living alone)

• 131 spouses (131 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 336 children (328 natural, 0 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 10 other relatives, 30 non-relatives

Size of family households: 132 2-persons, 43 3-persons, 44 4-persons, 28 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 128 1-person

98 married couples with children.
40 single-parent households (11 men, 29 women).

99.4% of residents of 71358 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• PALMETTO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (235 RIDEAU STREET in PALMETTO, LA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-049033
  Organizations: SAINT LANDRY PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• BELCO OPERATING CORP. (TURNER 21 WELL #1, MONCREIF in PALMETTO, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  

• MONCREIF CENTRAL FACILITY (LA HWY 360 & LA HWY 10 in PALMETTO, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: CRUDE PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
  Alternative names: WESTPORT OIL & GAS CO.

• PALMETTO ELEMENTARY (SCHOOL in PALMETTO, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: ST LANDRY PARISH

• PEACE, INC (PO BOX 112 in PALMETTO, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: PEACE, INC-TRI-COMMUN

• EOTT ENERGY (MONCREIF CENTRAL FACILITY in PALMETTO, LA)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  Alternative names: EOTT/MONCREIF CENTRAL FACILITY

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 8.1%

Population in 1990: 621. Population change in the 1990s: +622 (+100.2%).

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

• This state: 871
• Midwest: 15
• South: 47
• West: 6

67% of the 71358 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 69% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

100% of the 71358 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):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 32

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• TRI COMMUNITY (7014 HIGHWAY 71 in PALMETTO, LA; small business)
  70 employees, $1200000 revenue. : $73,110 in 10 contracts from 1999 to 2003

  Contracts for Nursing Home Care Contracts by Department of Veterans Affairs
  Signed by year: 2000: $9,000; 2001: $45,000; 2002: $0; 2003: $110; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $21,000 with Department of Veterans Affairs for Nursing Home Care Contracts. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2006-12-15.
  $9,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-15. Completion date: 2003-12-15.
  $8,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2005-12-15.
  $8,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-10-15. Completion date: 2006-12-15.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 1)
• Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: Nonresidential Property Managers (1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 9601.00 , 9603.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 9601.00 , 9603.00

Most common first names in zip code 71358 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	26	80.6 years
Joseph	22	73.9 years
John	13	65.9 years
Willie	11	72.7 years
James	7	70.8 years
Charles	6	80.0 years
Lena	6	78.0 years
Wallace	6	79.0 years
Robert	6	63.0 years
Marie	5	74.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 71358 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rideau	36	70.4 years
Edwards	20	72.1 years
Thomas	13	73.4 years
Soileau	11	73.9 years
Smith	10	75.6 years
Fontenot	9	72.5 years
Curette	8	75.2 years
Hardy	8	75.5 years
Vigie	8	76.0 years
Simien	8	66.4 years