ZIP 70040 · Braithwaite
Who lives in ZIP code 70040 (Braithwaite, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Braithwaite, LA · Plaquemines Parish
uszips 2026
People1,056
Median age50.1
Household income$83,649
Home value$149,532
Median rent—
Poverty6.9%
College degree+14.3%
Commute41 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Wider region
- New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 455
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.2% are 65 or older; 85.6% are adults.
Household income
17.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $38,253.
Education (adults 25+)
20.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.2%
- Never married
- 30.8%
- Divorced
- 15.3%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 51.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 98.0%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.7%
- Unemployment
- 3.1%
- Self-employed
- 14.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.3%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 2.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.