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71282 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 71282 covers Tallulah, Louisiana, with a population of about 8,998 and a median household income of $37,344.

Population
8,99818 per square mile
Median age
34.14.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$37,34438% below the Louisiana median
Poverty rate
37.9%25.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$72,810
Median rent
$61840% below the Louisiana median
Degree or higher
13.5%21.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
53.9%11.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
149

Where 71282 is

Tallulah, 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

Population8,998
Median age34.1
Family households62.5%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.5%
White (non-Hispanic)28.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)67.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans5.6%
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$37,344
Income per person$18,563
Poverty rate37.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance29.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k11.1%
$10–15k15.0%
$15–20k4.5%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k6.6%
$30–35k9.2%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k4.0%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k13.9%
$75–100k6.2%
$100–125k2.5%
$125–150k3.8%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more3.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,000
Mean adjusted gross income$41,768
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.7%
Returns, under $25k50.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$91,200
Median gross rent$618
Rent as a share of household income29.7%
Owner-occupied53.9%
Vacant homes29.1%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house72.7%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units7.6%
5 to 19 units4.7%
20 or more units3.5%
Mobile home10.3%
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$72,810as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 16.9%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%
High school diploma or higher75.7%
Works from home2.3%
Drives to work alone84.1%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.1%
Health

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

Obesity50.7% 17.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.9% 10.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes26.3% 13.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure53.4% 19.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health38.3% 18 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.3% 2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity44.2% 18.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35% 9.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.1% 3.9 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 screening83.9% 2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability25% 10.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62% 2.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD13.5% 6.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist43.1% 18.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability49.3% 18.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support34.3% 9.5 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity43.8% 26.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps45% 30.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity31.1% 17.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability17.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport22.3% 13.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)23.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability28% 14 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.6% 7.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability10.3% 6.3 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat26.3% 17.5 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours47% 10.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost29.2% 16.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability13.1% 7.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments149
People employed2,164
Annual payroll$77,900,000
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 84.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.2 out of 100
Community resilience27.9 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.

Drought98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane83.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake53.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather34.4Relatively 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$37,344$60,023$78,538
Income per person$18,563$34,211$43,289
Poverty rate37.9%18.9%12.4%
Median home value$91,200$208,700$303,400
Median gross rent$618$1,038$1,348
Homeownership53.9%67.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%26.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%6.3%5.2%
Works from home2.3%7.2%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%4.7%13.9%
Median age34.137.838.7
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 stationTALLULAH VICKSBURG AP, LA US9.8 km away
Rain in a year53 in

Average high and low by month

January57.2°F / 37.9°F5.44 in rain
February61.9°F / 41.7°F5.11 in rain
March69.6°F / 48.7°F5.02 in rain
April76.9°F / 55.5°F5.96 in rain
May84.3°F / 63.5°F3.85 in rain
June90.2°F / 70.6°F3.74 in rain
July92.6°F / 73.1°F4.05 in rain
August92.8°F / 72°F3.75 in rain
September88.4°F / 66.1°F3 in rain
October79.1°F / 54°F4.13 in rain
November67.8°F / 44°F3.92 in rain
December59.6°F / 39.7°F5.38 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Madison Parish School District99.3% 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

71284 Tallulah, LA11.8 km away
71233 Delta, LA17.6 km away
71276 Sondheimer, LA17.8 km away
39181 Vicksburg, MS21 km away
39182 Vicksburg, MS21 km away
39183 Vicksburg, MS21.7 km away
39180 Vicksburg, MS23.3 km away
39156 Redwood, MS26.8 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.

Madison Parish99.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Tensas Parish0.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area497.66 sq mi
Water area25.93 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.4326, -91.0645

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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