ZIP 70583 · Scott
Who lives in ZIP code 70583 (Scott, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Scott, LA · Lafayette Parish
uszips 2026
People8,386
Median age41.9
Household income$51,470
Home value$142,072
Median rent$1,017/mo
Poverty16.8%
College degree+19.5%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lafayette, LA
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 114 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,713
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.5% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
22.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,728.
Education (adults 25+)
41.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
14.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.4%
- Never married
- 36.0%
- Divorced
- 15.8%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 49.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 15.5%
- Farmers
- 1.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.4%
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 12.0%
- Limited English
- 4.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.