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71129 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 71129 covers Shreveport, Louisiana, with a population of about 12,395 and a median household income of $50,551.

Population
12,395290 per square mile
Median age
40.51.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$50,55116% below the Louisiana median
Poverty rate
15.7%3.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$207,101up 17.3% in five years
Median rent
$91812% below the Louisiana median
Degree or higher
23.4%11.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.3%6.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
322

Where 71129 is

Shreveport, Louisiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population12,395
Median age40.5
Family households56%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)30.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)60.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.3%
Veterans8.8%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$50,551
Income per person$32,581
Poverty rate15.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.3%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k7.3%
$25–30k8.2%
$30–35k4.9%
$35–40k8.7%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k6.8%
$75–100k14.8%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k9.7%
$200k or more2.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed5,790
Mean adjusted gross income$52,647
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k38.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$182,000
Median gross rent$918
Rent as a share of household income29.1%
Owner-occupied58.3%
Vacant homes15.8%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house46.5%
Attached house2.8%
2 to 4 units12.8%
5 to 19 units17.4%
20 or more units4.3%
Mobile home16.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$207,101as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 37.6%
Typical asking rent$1,218as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$207,101$145,450

$145,450 in 2008 to $207,101 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone74.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity42.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17% 3.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58% 3.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support32.2% 7.4 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.5% 10.4 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity21.3% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport13.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.8% 3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.8% 7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments322
People employed6,627
Annual payroll$294,248,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 51.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.2 out of 100
Community resilience53.9 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Ice storm98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave94.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire74.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding37.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Louisiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPLouisianaUnited States
Median household income$50,551$60,023$78,538
Income per person$32,581$34,211$43,289
Poverty rate15.7%18.9%12.4%
Median home value$182,000$208,700$303,400
Median gross rent$918$1,038$1,348
Homeownership58.3%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%26.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%6.3%5.2%
Works from home3.4%7.2%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%4.7%13.9%
Median age40.537.838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSHREVEPORT, LA US5.1 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January58.4°F / 37.3°F4.4 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February62.6°F / 41°F4.3 in rain, 0.5 in snow
March70.4°F / 47.7°F4.9 in rain, 0.1 in snow
April77.5°F / 54.3°F5.19 in rain
May84.6°F / 63.5°F4.46 in rain
June91.1°F / 70.6°F4.78 in rain
July94.3°F / 73.5°F3.5 in rain
August94.9°F / 73°F2.91 in rain
September89.6°F / 67°F3.46 in rain
October79.3°F / 55.4°F4.59 in rain
November67.9°F / 45.3°F4 in rain
December59.9°F / 39°F4.94 in rain, 0.1 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket44% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket40% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket89% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Caddo Parish School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

71118 Shreveport, LA7 km away
71119 Shreveport, LA7 km away
71108 Shreveport, LA9.5 km away
71109 Shreveport, LA9.5 km away
71033 Greenwood, LA9.8 km away
71047 Keithville, LA11 km away
71103 Shreveport, LA13.1 km away
71007 Bethany, LA13.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Caddo Parish100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area42.72 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq mi
Population density290 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.4141, -93.8742

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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