ZIP 70520 · Carencro
Who lives in ZIP code 70520 (Carencro, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Carencro, LA · Lafayette Parish
uszips 2026
People20,390
Median age38.9
Household income$62,575
Home value$195,426
Median rent$1,085/mo
Poverty22.8%
College degree+20.9%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette, LA
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 203 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,955
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.6% are 65 or older; 72.3% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,418.
Education (adults 25+)
34.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 54.3%
- Never married
- 28.8%
- Divorced
- 11.7%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 2.99
- Dual-income families
- 49.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.5%
- Rent burden
- 47.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.2%
- Unemployment
- 6.7%
- Self-employed
- 15.0%
- Farmers
- 1.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 15.9%
- Veterans
- 6.7%
- With a disability
- 9.6%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 1.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.