ZIP 70523 · Charenton
Who lives in ZIP code 70523 (Charenton, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Charenton, LA · St. Mary Parish
uszips 2026
People476
Median age25.9
Household income$63,408
Home value$126,774
Median rent$1,108/mo
Poverty11.7%
College degree+8.6%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Morgan City, LA (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 133 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 197
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
1.9% are 65 or older; 78.2% are adults.
Household income
11.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,654.
Education (adults 25+)
69.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 32.2%
- Never married
- 61.3%
- Divorced
- 5.4%
- Widowed
- 1.0%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 55.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 53.3%
- Rent burden
- 21.0%
- Men / women
- 40% / 60%
Work
- In labor force
- 73.7%
- Unemployment
- 3.9%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.7%
- Veterans
- 6.5%
- With a disability
- 8.2%
- No health insurance
- 22.7%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.