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71030

Gloster, LA · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
1,878
Median household income
$64,146
People below poverty
25%
Median home value
$207,600

Income

The median income of households in 71030 was $64,146. An estimated 1.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 1.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 1.4
$10,000 to $14,999 9.6
$15,000 to $24,999 1.8
$25,000 to $34,999 15.4
$35,000 to $49,999 9.3
$50,000 to $74,999 14.9
$75,000 to $99,999 13.3
$100,000 to $149,999 16.5
$150,000 to $199,999 15.8
$200,000 or more 1.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 65128
Female 34464

An estimated 75.3% of households received earnings. An estimated 29.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 19.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,854. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 75.3
Social Security 29.3
Retirement income 19.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 21.1
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 25 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 41.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 3.3% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 25
Children under 18 years below poverty 41.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 3.3
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.7

In 2020-2024, 25.8 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 68% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.7% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 71030 in 2020-2024, 91.8% had health insurance coverage and 8.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 48.7% and public coverage was 52.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 71030 had a total population of 1,878 - 909 (48.4%) females and 969 (51.6%) males. The median age was 30.9 years. An estimated 28.6% of the population was under 18 years, 39.7% was 19 to 44 years, 16.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 71030 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 90 51
5 to 9 125 39
10 to 14 69 57
15 to 19 87 63
20 to 24 45 200
25 to 29 48 53
30 to 34 146 65
35 to 39 50 88
40 to 44 25 27
45 to 49 23 22
50 to 54 80 88
55 to 59 44 0
60 to 64 9 42
65 to 69 65 36
70 to 74 34 31
75 to 79 20 34
80 to 84 0 13
85 and over 9 0

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 54% were White; 42.1% were Black or African American; 5.9% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 30.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 5.9% of the people in 71030 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 54% of the people in 71030 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 570 households in 71030. The average household size was 3.29 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.5% of the households in 71030 while cohabiting couple households made up 13% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 23% of all households, while 16.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.1% of households were male householders living alone, and 7.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 18.8% of all households.

In 71030, 45.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 27.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.5
Cohabiting Couples 13
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
16.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
23

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 40.9% of males and 39.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.4 37
Now married, except separated 40.9 39.6
Separated 0 1.3
Widowed 1.2 6.2
Divorced 21.6 15.9

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 71030, 8 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 0% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 97.7% of the people living in 71030 were U.S. natives. 72.7% of the 71030 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 2.3% of 71030 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 0% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 0 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 71030 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 71030.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 71030 in 2020-2024, 2.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2.1% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2.1
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 71030 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.4
Different house, same county 5.6
Different county, same state 6.3
Different state 5.7
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.2 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 71030 was 685 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 9 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 427. College or graduate school enrollment was 249.

Educational Attainment of People in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.9
High school diploma or equivalency 31.6
Some college, no degree 35.5
Associate's degree 10.3
Bachelor's degree 16.2
Graduate or professional degree 1.7

Disability

In 71030, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 23.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 14.3% of people under 18 years old, to 24.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 39.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 71030, 58.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 6.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 715 85.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 52 6.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 68 8.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 71030 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 6.1
Construction 16.4
Manufacturing 7.2
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 10.8
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 15.3
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 1.4
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 15.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.2
Other Services, except public administration 7.1
Public administration 1.3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 71030 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 168 20.1
Service occupations 198 23.7
Sales and office occupations 115 13.8
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 144 17.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 210 25.1

Commuting to Work

An estimated 83.2% of 71030 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 30.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 83.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 4.8
Worked from home 3.8

In 2020-2024, 71030 had a total of 671 housing units. Of these housing units, 44.6% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 9.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 45.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 44.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 9.2
Mobile homes 45.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.4

27.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5.5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 71030 was 6.3 rooms, and of these housing units 79.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 71030 had 570 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 101 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.2% while renters occupied 21.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.65 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.02.

9.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 17% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4.2% and another 23.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 71030:

House Heating Fuel Used in 71030 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 19.1
Electricity 78.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 2.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 71030 was $207,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 66.1 % had a mortgage. 33.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,428 and for owners without a mortgage it was $299.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 71030 was $502. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.