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71275

Simsboro, LA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
2,363
Median household income
$36,225
People below poverty
16.3%
Median home value
$110,300

Income

The median income of households in 71275 was $36,225. An estimated 3.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.6% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.7
$10,000 to $14,999 3.5
$15,000 to $24,999 17.7
$25,000 to $34,999 23.2
$35,000 to $49,999 6.4
$50,000 to $74,999 15.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.7
$100,000 to $149,999 9.1
$150,000 to $199,999 5.4
$200,000 or more 2.6

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 36625
Female 27042

An estimated 72.6% of households received earnings. An estimated 36.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 25.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $17,205. 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 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.6
Social Security 36.5
Retirement income 25.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.9
Cash public assistance income 0

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 35% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 5.1% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 35
People 65 years old and over below poverty 5.1
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.1

In 2020-2024, 15.5 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 54% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 20.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 71275 in 2020-2024, 93.8% had health insurance coverage and 6.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.3% and public coverage was 45.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.2%.


In 2020-2024, 71275 had a total population of 2,363 - 1,119 (47.4%) females and 1,244 (52.6%) males. The median age was 46.7 years. An estimated 18.3% of the population was under 18 years, 24.3% was 19 to 44 years, 27.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 24.8 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 71275 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 44 20
5 to 9 91 30
10 to 14 87 110
15 to 19 84 74
20 to 24 42 43
25 to 29 39 30
30 to 34 87 46
35 to 39 22 71
40 to 44 138 58
45 to 49 101 109
50 to 54 17 28
55 to 59 176 54
60 to 64 53 122
65 to 69 101 233
70 to 74 130 56
75 to 79 9 22
80 to 84 21 9
85 and over 2 4

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 66% were White; 26% were Black or African American; 8.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 4.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6.2% of the people in 71275 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 64.5% of the people in 71275 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,217 households in 71275. The average household size was 1.94 people.

Married-couple households made up 35.7% of the households in 71275 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.2% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.3% of all households, while 27.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 43.3% of all households.

In 71275, 21.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 35.7
Cohabiting Couples 6.2
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
27.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 41.7% of males and 45.9% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.8 31.7
Now married, except separated 41.7 45.9
Separated 0.2 2.1
Widowed 5.9 17.8
Divorced 15.5 2.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 71275, 22 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 72.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 98.5% of the people living in 71275 were U.S. natives. 78.7% of the 71275 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 1.5% of 71275 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 2.9% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 100 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 71275 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 71275.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 97.1
Asia 0
Europe 2.9
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 71275 in 2020-2024, 6.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.1% of people at least five years old; 2% 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 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.1
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 94 % of the people at least one year old living in 71275 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 94
Different house, same county 2.5
Different county, same state 3
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 25.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 71275 was 516 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 1 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 398. College or graduate school enrollment was 117.

Educational Attainment of People in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.4
High school diploma or equivalency 39.5
Some college, no degree 22
Associate's degree 5.7
Bachelor's degree 12.8
Graduate or professional degree 12.6

Disability

In 71275, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 12.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 17.8% of people under 18 years old, to 6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 22.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 71275, 58 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 39.8% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 71.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 21.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 6.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 821 71.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 245 21.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 79 6.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 71275 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 14.2
Construction 7.7
Manufacturing 11.8
Wholesale trade 0.6
Retail trade 9.9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.8
Information 0.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 15.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 18.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 0.4
Other Services, except public administration 2.4
Public administration 6.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 71275 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 319 27.8
Service occupations 163 14.2
Sales and office occupations 171 14.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 211 18.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 283 24.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 81.1% of 71275 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.7% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 81.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.7
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 1.2
Other means 0
Worked from home 11

In 2020-2024, 71275 had a total of 1,451 housing units. Of these housing units, 66.2% 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"). 2.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 31.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 66.2
Apartments in multi-unit structures 2.4
Mobile homes 31.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

13.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 71275 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 66.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 71275 had 1,217 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 234 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 76% while renters occupied 24%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.08 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.5.

1.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 27.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.6% and another 25.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 71275:

House Heating Fuel Used in 71275 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 54.2
Electricity 43.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 2.6
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 71275 was $110,300.

Of the owner-occupied households, 34.3 % had a mortgage. 65.7% 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 $1,331 and for owners without a mortgage it was $331.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 71275 was $940. 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.