ZIP 70591 · Welsh
Who lives in ZIP code 70591 (Welsh, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Welsh, LA · Jefferson Davis Parish
uszips 2026
People5,983
Median age38.6
Household income$78,393
Home value$155,303
Median rent$579/mo
Poverty10.6%
College degree+11.0%
Commute35 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lake Charles, LA
- Wider region
- Lake Charles-DeRidder, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,139
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.3% are 65 or older; 76.1% are adults.
Household income
37.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,865.
Education (adults 25+)
9.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.6%
- Never married
- 35.7%
- Divorced
- 7.2%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.35
- Dual-income families
- 59.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 89.8%
- Rent burden
- 16.4%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.2%
- Unemployment
- 4.0%
- Self-employed
- 12.6%
- Farmers
- 6.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.7%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 17.7%
- No health insurance
- 2.0%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.