ZIP 70515 · Basile
Who lives in ZIP code 70515 (Basile, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Basile, LA · Acadia Parish
uszips 2026
People3,978
Median age33.8
Household income$65,991
Home value$157,460
Median rent$909/mo
Poverty17.7%
College degree+13.7%
Commute41 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette, LA
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 21 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,067
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.1% are 65 or older; 72.5% are adults.
Household income
23.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $31,517.
Education (adults 25+)
35.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.7%
- Never married
- 38.6%
- Divorced
- 20.6%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 3.71
- Dual-income families
- 43.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.6%
- Rent burden
- 21.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 44.5%
- Unemployment
- 7.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.4%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.2%
- Veterans
- 4.4%
- With a disability
- 16.7%
- No health insurance
- 4.2%
- Limited English
- 1.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.