Zip code 71261: Mer Rouge, Louisiana

• Median age63.6
  99th
  U.S. 38.9 · LA 3812th of 501 in LA
• Poverty rate38.3%
  99th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 12.5% · LA 18.9%39th of 493 in LA
• Residents 65 and older46.4%
  99th
  U.S. 17.2% · LA 16.7%11th of 501 in LA
• Housing vacancy33.2%
  98th
  U.S. 10.1% · LA 14.4%48th of 493 in LA
• Income inequality (Gini)0.549
  97th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 0.483 · LA 0.49533rd of 492 in LA
• Unemployment rate11.1%
  96th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 5.2% · LA 6.3%90th of 500 in LA
• Healthcare workers12.4%
  84th
  U.S. 9.7% · LA 11%148th of 500 in LA
• Uninsured rate11.4%
  78th
  U.S. 8.4% · LA 7.8%76th of 501 in LA
• Veterans8%
  77th
  U.S. 6.2% · LA 6.1%107th of 501 in LA
• Average commute29.9 min
  73rd
  U.S. 26.4 min · LA 25.7 min177th of 471 in LA
• Median earnings per worker$52,292
  62nd
  U.S. $49,666 · LA $43,70187th of 492 in LA
• Tech workers3.6%
  62nd
  U.S. 3.8% · LA 1.9%43rd of 500 in LA
• Self-employed workers9.7%
  55th
  U.S. 10% · LA 10.6%252nd of 500 in LA
• Diversity index49.4
  51st
  U.S. 61.4 · LA 58.9204th of 501 in LA
• Rent-burdened renters49.5%
  45th
  U.S. 51.1% · LA 54.8%268th of 458 in LA
• Homeownership rate57.1%
  27th
  U.S. 65.2% · LA 67.4%418th of 492 in LA
• Government workers10%
  19th
  U.S. 14.5% · LA 16%416th of 500 in LA
• Per capita income$27,418
  12th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. $44,673 · LA $35,038312th of 501 in LA
• Work from home6.1%
  12th
  U.S. 15.1% · LA 8.1%218th of 500 in LA
• Median home value$92,500
  2nd
  U.S. $332,700 · LA $216,500391st of 450 in LA
• Broadband access75.9%
  2nd
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 91% · LA 86.6%371st of 492 in LA
• Residents under 1810.1%
  2nd
  U.S. 22% · LA 23.5%462nd of 501 in LA
• Population1,171
  1st
  U.S. 334,922,499 · LA 4,611,961373rd of 501 in LA
• Population density9/sq mi
  1st
  U.S. 95/sq mi · LA 107/sq mi469th of 501 in LA
• Median gross rent$585
  1st
  U.S. $1,413 · LA $1,064358th of 391 in LA
• Bachelor's degree or higher8%
  1st
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 35.7% · LA 27%437th of 500 in LA
• Foreign-born residents0%
  1st
  U.S. 14.1% · LA 4.9%449th of 501 in LA

The percentile is the share of Americans who live in a zip code with a lower value, so the 50th percentile is typical. Rank 1 is the highest value in the state. Both include zip codes with at least 100 residents. Strengths and weaknesses mark measures in the best or worst fifth nationally, where higher or lower is clearly better (income, poverty, education, commute, broadband, insurance and similar). Measures like age or density are left unmarked.