Zip code 71270: Ruston, Louisiana

• Poverty rate34.7%
  98th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 12.5% · LA 18.9%60th of 493 in LA
• Income inequality (Gini)0.535
  96th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 0.483 · LA 0.49546th of 492 in LA
• Rent-burdened renters66.4%
  94th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 51.1% · LA 54.8%115th of 458 in LA
• Government workers21.8%
  89th
  U.S. 14.5% · LA 16%124th of 500 in LA
• Self-employed workers11.8%
  76th
  U.S. 10% · LA 10.6%168th of 500 in LA
• Housing vacancy10.4%
  73rd
  U.S. 10.1% · LA 14.4%374th of 493 in LA
• Diversity index58.9
  70th
  U.S. 61.4 · LA 58.978th of 501 in LA
• Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%
  63rd
  U.S. 35.7% · LA 27%46th of 500 in LA
• Healthcare workers9.9%
  57th
  U.S. 9.7% · LA 11%250th of 500 in LA
• Population32,885
  55th
  U.S. 334,922,499 · LA 4,611,96133rd of 501 in LA
• Uninsured rate6.6%
  48th
  U.S. 8.4% · LA 7.8%265th of 501 in LA
• Tech workers2.8%
  48th
  U.S. 3.8% · LA 1.9%82nd of 500 in LA
• Unemployment rate4.5%
  43rd
  U.S. 5.2% · LA 6.3%294th of 500 in LA
• Residents under 1820.6%
  36th
  U.S. 22% · LA 23.5%329th of 501 in LA
• Work from home9.3%
  30th
  U.S. 15.1% · LA 8.1%104th of 500 in LA
• Median home value$222,300
  26th
  U.S. $332,700 · LA $216,500113th of 450 in LA
• Residents 65 and older13.4%
  26th
  U.S. 17.2% · LA 16.7%404th of 501 in LA
• Foreign-born residents3.4%
  21st
  U.S. 14.1% · LA 4.9%137th of 501 in LA
• Veterans3.4%
  19th
  U.S. 6.2% · LA 6.1%404th of 501 in LA
• Population density159/sq mi
  18th
  U.S. 95/sq mi · LA 107/sq mi187th of 501 in LA
• Homeownership rate50%
  18th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 65.2% · LA 67.4%450th of 492 in LA
• Per capita income$25,231
  8th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. $44,673 · LA $35,038364th of 501 in LA
• Median gross rent$827
  8th
  U.S. $1,413 · LA $1,064241st of 391 in LA
• Broadband access83%
  8th
  ▼WeaknessU.S. 91% · LA 86.6%282nd of 492 in LA
• Average commute17.4 min
  4th
  ▲StrengthU.S. 26.4 min · LA 25.7 min441st of 471 in LA
• Median age28.8
  3rd
  U.S. 38.9 · LA 38469th of 501 in LA
• Median household income$36,791
  2nd
  ▼WeaknessU.S. $80,734 · LA $60,756396th of 459 in LA
• Median earnings per worker$27,924
  2nd
  ▼WeaknessU.S. $49,666 · LA $43,701434th of 492 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.