70524 Zip Code (Chataignier, LA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 236
Zip code population in 2010: 314
Zip code population in 2000: 421

Houses and condos: 164
Renter-occupied apartments: 65
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 70524: 81.1 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 3.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 62 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 (0.2%)

For population 25 years and over in 70524:

• High school or higher: 69.4%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
• Unemployed: 10.2%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 34.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 70524:

• Never married: 34.4%
• Now married: 38.3%
• Separated: 3.7%
• Widowed: 7.3%
• Divorced: 16.4%

• 
• • 12252.1%Black
  • 10143.2%White
  • 114.7%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 70524, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $31,691 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$31,691
State:	$39,411

Salary/wage: $27,842 (reported on 92.7% of returns)

Here:	$27,842
State:	$34,434

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 90.1% for AGIs below $10k, 91.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 85.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $909 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$909
Louisiana:	$1,606

Taxable dividends: $500 (reported on 7.9% of returns)

Here:	$500
State:	$3,235

Net capital gain/loss: +$2,364 (reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	+$2,364
State:	+$8,531

Total tax: $3,722 (reported on 54.5% of returns)

70524:	$3,722
State:	$6,529

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,288 (reported on 37.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,288
State:	$2,103

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 78.1%

Here:	78%
State:	61%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $10k, 78.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 70550, 70535, 70580, 70525, 70554, 70586.
Chataignier Zip Code Map

No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 29
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 84

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 30 (1 now married, 28 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 70524 with a mortgage: 12
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 70524 household income distribution in 2022

• 4Less than $10,000
• 11$10,000 to $14,999
• 10$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$30,000 to $34,999
• 15$35,000 to $39,999
• 1$45,000 to $49,999
• 12$60,000 to $74,999
• 22$75,000 to $99,999
• 7$100,000 to $124,999
• 6$150,000 to $199,999

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 70524

• 15$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$70,000 to $79,999
• 4$90,000 to $99,999
• 4$100,000 to $124,999
• 5$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$200,000 to $249,999
• 2$300,000 to $399,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 70524

• 7$150 to $199
• 21$300 to $349
• 4$350 to $399
• 10$450 to $499
• 4$550 to $599
• 9$600 to $649
• 8$1,500 to $1,999
• 5No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $630.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $1,413,065.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $112,054
• Black or African American householders: $92,779

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $98,006 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $48,066 - $165,447

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $160,358

Here:	$160,358
State:	$273,555

Mobile homes: $1,245,605

Here:	$1,245,605
State:	$89,857

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 124
• One, attached: 1
• Two: 6
• 10 to 19: 21
• Mobile homes: 9

Unemployment: 10.2%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 70524

• 68.7%82Drove a car alone
• 4.2%5Bus or trolley bus
• 3.3%4Walked
• 26.0%31Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 70524

• 3Less than 5 minutes
• 85 to 9 minutes
• 1110 to 14 minutes
• 3815 to 19 minutes
• 730 to 34 minutes
• 545 to 59 minutes
• 660 to 89 minutes
• 890 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 62.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 236

• Male householders: 58 (25 living alone), Female householders: 54 (13 living alone)

• 36 spouses (36 opposite-sex spouses), 23 unmarried partners, (23 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 49 children (31 natural, 0 adopted, 17 stepchildren), 6 grandchildren, 5 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 11 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 33 2-persons, 11 3-persons, 8 4-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 37 1-person, 22 2-persons

85.0% of residents of 70524 zip code speak English at home.
4.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (45% well, 55% not at all).
8.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• CHATAIGNIER HIGH SCHOOL (5762 VINE STREET in CHATAIGNIER, LA)

  (Geographic Names Information System)
  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-020004
  Organizations: EVANGELINE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

• EVANGELINE PARISH SCHOOL BOARD (CARVER HIGH SCHOOL in CHATAIGNIER, LA)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 10.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.7%

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

• This state: 209
• South: 15

73% of the 70524 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Louisiana.

93% of the 70524 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% 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): 5
Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)

Most common first names in zip code 70524 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	4	57.0 years
Louis	4	72.2 years
Bernice	2	73.5 years
James	2	70.0 years
Anna	2	78.5 years
Albert	2	68.9 years
Alfred	2	78.0 years
Ernest	2	69.5 years
Hazel	2	74.0 years
Alvin	2	79.0 years

Most common last names in zip code 70524 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rozas	11	76.5 years
Ardoin	8	77.1 years
Fontenot	8	81.3 years
Richard	7	73.1 years
Guillory	6	86.0 years
Manuel	6	74.5 years
Miller	5	79.4 years
Aguillard	4	88.5 years
Bushnell	4	70.2 years
Courville	3	78.0 years