ZIP 70542 · Gueydan
Who lives in ZIP code 70542 (Gueydan, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Gueydan, LA · Vermilion Parish
uszips 2026
People3,186
Median age46.8
Household income$41,971
Home value$96,154
Median rent$772/mo
Poverty19.4%
College degree+11.0%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette, LA
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 6 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,091
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.5% are 65 or older; 79.8% are adults.
Household income
22.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $18,733.
Education (adults 25+)
46.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.4%
- Never married
- 27.1%
- Divorced
- 21.0%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 3.62
- Dual-income families
- 30.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.9%
- Rent burden
- 53.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 39.9%
- Unemployment
- 11.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.5%
- Farmers
- 9.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.9%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 28.7%
- No health insurance
- 3.0%
- Limited English
- 0.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.