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71295

Winnsboro, LA · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
13,992
Median household income
$48,211
People below poverty
26.2%
Median home value
$99,700

Income

The median income of households in 71295 was $48,211. An estimated 6.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 6.7
$10,000 to $14,999 7.4
$15,000 to $24,999 8.2
$25,000 to $34,999 14.7
$35,000 to $49,999 14.7
$50,000 to $74,999 20.2
$75,000 to $99,999 9.3
$100,000 to $149,999 9.6
$150,000 to $199,999 4.2
$200,000 or more 5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 53352
Female 34209

An estimated 72.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,800. 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 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.1
Social Security 33.3
Retirement income 26.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.8
Cash public assistance income 3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 26.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 40.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 26.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 40.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20.3

In 2020-2024, 27 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 53% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 32.6% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 52.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 71295 in 2020-2024, 92.8% had health insurance coverage and 7.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 47.9% and public coverage was 59.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.7%.


In 2020-2024, 71295 had a total population of 13,992 - 7,354 (52.6%) females and 6,638 (47.4%) males. The median age was 36.8 years. An estimated 26.4% of the population was under 18 years, 30.7% was 19 to 44 years, 22.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 18.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 71295 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 423 556
5 to 9 613 648
10 to 14 330 468
15 to 19 543 438
20 to 24 435 369
25 to 29 351 433
30 to 34 370 561
35 to 39 716 417
40 to 44 285 357
45 to 49 401 399
50 to 54 323 332
55 to 59 325 501
60 to 64 411 431
65 to 69 435 356
70 to 74 361 457
75 to 79 146 307
80 to 84 106 163
85 and over 64 161

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 63.6% were White; 30.8% were Black or African American; 13.8% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 12.2% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 5.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 1.8% of the people in 71295 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 62.4% of the people in 71295 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,260 households in 71295. The average household size was 2.48 people.

Married-couple households made up 44.3% of the households in 71295 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.9% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.8% of all households, while 15% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.1% of all households.

In 71295, 35.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 36.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 44.3
Cohabiting Couples 4.9
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 43.2% of males and 43.5% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 42.6 29
Now married, except separated 43.2 43.5
Separated 1 2.6
Widowed 3.1 14.5
Divorced 10 10.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 71295, 306 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 46.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 99.8% of the people living in 71295 were U.S. natives. 86.2% of the 71295 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0.2% of 71295 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 58.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 44.8 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 71295 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 71295.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 0
Asia 69
Europe 31
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 71295 in 2020-2024, 2.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 2% of people at least five years old; 0.3% 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 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 2
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.1
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 83.7 % of the people at least one year old living in 71295 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 83.7
Different house, same county 12
Different county, same state 3.6
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 79.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 20.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 71295 was 2,946 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 121 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,561. College or graduate school enrollment was 264.

Educational Attainment of People in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 20.4
High school diploma or equivalency 39
Some college, no degree 18.8
Associate's degree 4.8
Bachelor's degree 10.8
Graduate or professional degree 6.1

Disability

In 71295, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 18.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 17.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 46.8% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 71295, 45.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 51.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 17.6% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 10 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,460 72.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 844 17.6
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 477 10

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 71295 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 7.7
Construction 8
Manufacturing 5.2
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 8.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.6
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 6.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 32.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 5.4
Public administration 5.5

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 71295 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,408 29.4
Service occupations 899 18.8
Sales and office occupations 1,004 21
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 846 17.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 633 13.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.4% of 71295 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.5
Walked 1.1
Other means 5.7
Worked from home 7.6

In 2020-2024, 71295 had a total of 6,075 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.4% 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"). 3.6% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 20.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 3.6
Mobile homes 20.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.6

8.8% 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 71295 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 74.5% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 71295 had 5,260 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 815 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 73.1% while renters occupied 26.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.35 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.84.

4.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 16.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 9.6% and another 18.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 71295:

House Heating Fuel Used in 71295 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.8
Electricity 58.3
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.5
No fuel used 2.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 71295 was $99,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 35.8 % had a mortgage. 64.2% 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 $1,080 and for owners without a mortgage it was $350.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 71295 was $738. 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.