ZIP 70041 · Buras
Who lives in ZIP code 70041 (Buras, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buras, LA · Plaquemines Parish
uszips 2026
People1,747
Median age47.6
Household income$34,615
Home value—
Median rent$526/mo
Poverty39.0%
College degree+6.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Wider region
- New Orleans-Metairie-Slidell, LA-MS
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 864
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.7% are 65 or older; 77.8% are adults.
Household income
10.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,701.
Education (adults 25+)
39.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 49.4%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 17.9%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 2.65
- Dual-income families
- 41.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.5%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.3%
- Unemployment
- 7.6%
- Self-employed
- 39.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.9%
- Veterans
- 1.3%
- With a disability
- 24.3%
- No health insurance
- 14.8%
- Limited English
- 10.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.