ZIP 70443 · Independence
Who lives in ZIP code 70443 (Independence, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Independence, LA · Tangipahoa Parish
uszips 2026
People9,006
Median age35.0
Household income$57,464
Home value$152,763
Median rent$971/mo
Poverty22.6%
College degree+14.8%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- Hammond, LA
- Wider region
- Baton Rouge-Hammond, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 46 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,905
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.2% are 65 or older; 71.5% are adults.
Household income
23.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,149.
Education (adults 25+)
32.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
17.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.9%
- Never married
- 32.5%
- Divorced
- 18.3%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 3.95
- Dual-income families
- 51.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.2%
- Rent burden
- 30.8%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.6%
- Unemployment
- 12.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.8%
- Farmers
- 3.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.2%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 18.8%
- No health insurance
- 12.9%
- Limited English
- 2.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.