ZIP 70516 · Branch
Who lives in ZIP code 70516 (Branch, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Branch, LA · Acadia Parish
uszips 2026
People1,267
Median age34.2
Household income$53,750
Home value$163,692
Median rent$994/mo
Poverty19.2%
College degree+2.7%
Commute34 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette, LA
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 423
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.8% are 65 or older; 76.9% are adults.
Household income
25.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,840.
Education (adults 25+)
38.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.6%
- Never married
- 40.0%
- Divorced
- 3.0%
- Widowed
- 8.5%
- Family size
- 3.50
- Dual-income families
- 48.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.2%
- Unemployment
- 7.4%
- Self-employed
- 15.9%
- Farmers
- 6.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.5%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 22.4%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.