71474 Zip Code (Simpson, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 364
Zip code population in 2010: 663
Zip code population in 2000: 601

Houses and condos: 203
Renter-occupied apartments: 9
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 71474: 77.3 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 22.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 16 people per square mile

(very low).

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,280 (0.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $207 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 71474:

• High school or higher: 90.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.1%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
• Unemployed: 7.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 36.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 71474:

• Never married: 24.2%
• Now married: 51.6%
• Separated: 1.4%
• Widowed: 6.2%
• Divorced: 16.6%

• 
• • 34695.8%White
  • 92.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 61.7%Two or more races

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 71474, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $37,968 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$37,968
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $35,474 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$35,474
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 89.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 62.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $870 (reported on 34.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$870
Louisiana:	$1,606

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $486 (reported on 11.0% of returns)

Here:	$486
State:	$3,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$964 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	+$964
State:	+$8,531

Profit/loss from business: +$94 (reported on 10.1% of returns)

Here:	+$94
State:	+$9,128

Total itemized deductions: $16,636 (26% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	$16,636
State:	$18,222

Here:	25.8% of AGI
State:	20.3% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $4,378 (7% of AGI, reported on 11.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,378
State:	$4,190

Here:	7.0% of AGI
State:	4.4% of AGI

Total tax: $4,190 (reported on 74.8% of returns)

71474:	$4,190
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,854 (reported on 15.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,854
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.7%

Here:	58%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $10k, 57.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 71455, 71427, 71446, 71438, 71468, 71472.
Simpson Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 12
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 123

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 80 (37 now married, 42 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 71474 with a mortgage: 69
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $961
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $436

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

• Zip code 71474 household income distribution in 2022

• 7Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 23$50,000 to $59,999
• 6$60,000 to $74,999
• 34$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 23$125,000 to $149,999
• 9$150,000 to $199,999
• 8$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 71474

• 7Less than $10,000
• 7$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$70,000 to $79,999
• 8$90,000 to $99,999
• 9$100,000 to $124,999
• 7$125,000 to $149,999
• 11$150,000 to $174,999
• 3$175,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 to $249,999
• 12$300,000 to $399,999
• 5$400,000 to $499,999
• 15$500,000 to $749,999
• 11$750,000 to $999,999
• 2$1,000,000 to $1,499,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 71474

• 6$900 to $999
• 2No cash rent

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,028,207.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $181,814
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $230,794
• Two or more races householders: $141,041
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $243,616

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,685 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $96,443 - $414,793

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $321,737

Here:	$321,737
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $155,943

Here:	$155,943
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 141
• Mobile homes: 61

Unemployment: 7.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 71474

• 87.6%133Drove a car alone
• 4.6%7Carpooled
• 5.9%9Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 71474

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 25 to 9 minutes
• 415 to 19 minutes
• 2720 to 24 minutes
• 1525 to 29 minutes
• 3730 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 2140 to 44 minutes
• 345 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 73.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 364

• Male householders: 61 (6 living alone), Female householders: 77 (26 living alone)

• 80 spouses (80 opposite-sex spouses), 14 unmarried partners, (14 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 114 children (94 natural, 0 adopted, 19 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 2 non-relatives

Size of family households: 58 2-persons, 15 3-persons, 6 4-persons, 20 5-persons, 3 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 31 1-person

42 married couples with children.
20 single-parent households (7 men, 13 women).

97.7% of residents of 71474 zip code speak English at home.
1.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• HILLTOP AUTO SVC (7213 HWY 8 in SIMPSON, LA)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: SNERLIN BURKES (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.4%

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

• This state: 248
• Northeast: 19
• Midwest: 29
• South: 32
• West: 32

74% of the 71474 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

92% of the 71474 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 68% moved from different 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:

• ARROWHEAD CONTRACTORS, INC (7320 HWY 465 S in SIMPSON, LA; small business) : $2,862,450 in 40 contracts from 2000 to 2006

  Contracts for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing), Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities, and more by Army, Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System, Department of Veterans Affairs, National Park Service, and others
  Signed by year: 2000: $309,090; 2001: $461,354; 2002: $829,961; 2003: $333,543; 2004: $879,014; 2005: $49,988; 2006: -$500.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $1,164,336 with Army for Construction of Structures and Facilities -- Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings. Signed on 2005-05-09. Completion date: 2005-11-16.
  $749,999 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2004-09-30. Completion date: 2005-04-04.
  $339,000 with Bureau of Prisoners/Federal Prison System for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dining Facilities. Signed on 2002-02-15. Completion date: 2003-02-15.
  $294,354 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Other Non-Building Facilities. Signed on 2001-09-11. Completion date: 2002-03-04.
  

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

• Mining: Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 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 8. The highest number of reported fires - 16 took place in 2010, and the least - 1 in 2005. The data has a constant trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (63.2%), and Structure Fires (28.6%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 71474
• 8463.2%Outside Fires
• 3828.6%Structure Fires
• 96.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 21.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 71474, Louisiana

Most common first names in zip code 71474 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
James	6	66.0 years
William	6	68.8 years
Willie	5	77.8 years
Howard	3	66.9 years
George	3	72.0 years
Jessie	3	65.3 years
John	3	61.3 years
Robert	3	68.0 years
Earl	2	71.5 years
Helen	2	70.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 71474 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Jackson	24	78.4 years
Bennett	22	72.1 years
Parker	15	68.7 years
Johnson	7	82.8 years
Temple	7	83.6 years
Brewer	6	70.0 years
Blackwell	6	77.0 years
Burns	5	67.6 years
Wells	4	72.7 years
Smith	4	85.0 years