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71201 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 71201 covers Monroe, Louisiana, with a population of about 21,084 and a median household income of $53,538.

Population
21,0841,417 per square mile
Median age
39.30.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$53,53811% below the Louisiana median
Poverty rate
22.6%10.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$217,245up 13.7% in five years
Median rent
$88215% below the Louisiana median
Degree or higher
43.1%8.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.3%10.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,493

Where 71201 is

Monroe, 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

Population21,084
Median age39.3
Family households51.8%
Born outside the US2.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.3%
White (non-Hispanic)57.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)34.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans6.3%
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$53,538
Income per person$42,083
Poverty rate22.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.0%
$10–15k9.9%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k5.5%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,920
Mean adjusted gross income$97,717
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.6%
Returns, under $25k36.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.7%
Returns, $200k or more8.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$247,100
Median gross rent$882
Rent as a share of household income32.8%
Owner-occupied54.3%
Vacant homes8.9%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house69%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units11.9%
5 to 19 units9.9%
20 or more units7.7%
Mobile home0.4%
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$217,245as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 25.8%
Typical asking rent$1,841as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$217,245$108,303

$108,303 in 2000 to $217,245 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home8.7%
Drives to work alone76.8%
Takes public transport2.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.8%
Health

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

Obesity42.4% 9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.7% 10.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.4% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.1% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.1% 6.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.8% 7.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support27.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity23.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.3% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat14% 5.2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,493
People employed20,140
Annual payroll$935,807,000
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 51.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.2 out of 100
Community resilience71 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 storm93.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail75.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake73.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane65.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide50.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave43.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather41.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought29Relatively Low 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$53,538$60,023$78,538
Income per person$42,083$34,211$43,289
Poverty rate22.6%18.9%12.4%
Median home value$247,100$208,700$303,400
Median gross rent$882$1,038$1,348
Homeownership54.3%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.1%26.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.3%6.3%5.2%
Works from home8.7%7.2%13.5%
Born outside the US2.7%4.7%13.9%
Median age39.337.838.7
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 stationMONROE RGNL AP, LA US6.3 km away
Rain in a year55 in

Average high and low by month

January57°F / 36.7°F5.15 in rain
February61.1°F / 40.2°F4.65 in rain
March69.1°F / 47.2°F5.21 in rain
April76.8°F / 54.2°F5.83 in rain
May84.4°F / 63.1°F4.43 in rain
June90.5°F / 70.1°F4.45 in rain
July93.2°F / 72.5°F3.94 in rain
August93.6°F / 71.4°F3.56 in rain
September88.7°F / 65.5°F3.55 in rain
October78.8°F / 53.7°F4.95 in rain
November67.3°F / 43.9°F4.16 in rain
December59°F / 38.6°F5.22 in rain
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket39% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket45% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Monroe City School District70.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Ouachita Parish School District29.1% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability8.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

71207 Monroe, LA2.5 km away
71212 Monroe, LA2.5 km away
71217 Monroe, LA2.7 km away
71209 Monroe, LA2.9 km away
71210 Monroe, LA6.5 km away
71211 Monroe, LA6.5 km away
71213 Monroe, LA6.5 km away
71281 Swartz, LA6.5 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.

Ouachita Parish100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area14.88 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq mi
Population density1,417 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.5286, -92.1061

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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