Plaquemines Parish

Plaquemines Parish has 22,803 residents across 7 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $86,315, 42% above the Louisiana figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $282,900, and 22% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

22,803residentsACS 2020–2024

$86,315median household incomeLouisiana: $61K

$282,900median home valueowner-occupied homes

89%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Louisiana with Plaquemines 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 7 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
70037	16,639	$99K	$385K	71%	26%	93%	29 min
70038	125	$-666667K	$-666667K	69%	0%	100%	7 min
70040	1,056	$84K	$159K	98%	14%	91%	47 min
70041	1,747	$35K	$66K	88%	6%	67%	25 min
70082	674	$-666667K	$37K	54%	9%	100%	11 min
70083	2,317	$53K	$85K	88%	7%	79%	33 min
70091	337	$67K	$-666667K	100%	14%	88%	8 min

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

People.

22,803 residents in 8,218 households, next to the Louisiana figure.

25%

under 18

22%

aged 18–34

14%

aged 65 and over

23%

of households are people living alone

58%

of households are married couples

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

Homes.

9,736 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $282,900 (±$36,881).

76%

of households own their home

52%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

28%

are mobile homes

16%

of housing units are vacant

$1,573

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later3%

2010–201912%

2000–200931%

1990–199915%

1980–198912%

1970–197912%

1960–196910%

1950–19594%

1940–19491%

1939 or earlier0%

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 ±$6,612.

$86,315

median household income

12.9%

of people live below the poverty line

4.2%

unemployment rate

22%

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.

28 min

average commute to work

17%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

91%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

89%

of households have a broadband subscription

11%

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