Morehouse Parish

Morehouse Parish has 24,551 residents across 5 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $39,454, 35% below the Louisiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $118,800, and 14% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

24,551residentsACS 2020–2024

$39,454median household incomeLouisiana: $61K

$118,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

77%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Morehouse Parish in LouisianaZIP codes in Morehouse Parish highlighted; the rest of Louisiana in grey

Map of Louisiana with Morehouse Parish highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 5 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
71220	20,398	$38K	$112K	68%	12%	76%	29 min
71223	298	$22K	$-666667K	40%	7%	78%	29 min
71229	1,331	$83K	$156K	91%	21%	80%	24 min
71261	1,171	$-666667K	$93K	57%	8%	76%	34 min
71264	1,130	$69K	$158K	74%	23%	88%	31 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

24,551 residents in 9,769 households, next to the Louisiana figure.

23%

under 18

20%

aged 18–34

20%

aged 65 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

38%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

11,898 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $118,800 (±$11,110).

69%

of households own their home

76%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

18%

are mobile homes

18%

of housing units are vacant

$839

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20195%

2000–200910%

1990–199914%

1980–198913%

1970–197924%

1960–196915%

1950–195910%

1940–19496%

1939 or earlier4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,925.

$39,454

median household income

29.3%

of people live below the poverty line

9.4%

unemployment rate

14%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

29 min

average commute to work

20%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

92%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

12%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

77%

of households have a broadband subscription

17%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates