ZIP 70661 · Starks
Who lives in ZIP code 70661 (Starks, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Starks, LA · Calcasieu Parish
uszips 2026
People1,861
Median age51.3
Household income$24,917
Home value$72,126
Median rent$403/mo
Poverty43.8%
College degree+9.3%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Lake Charles, LA
- Wider region
- Lake Charles-DeRidder, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 742
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
28.4% are 65 or older; 81.6% are adults.
Household income
11.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $20,398.
Education (adults 25+)
43.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.7%
- Never married
- 18.3%
- Divorced
- 32.8%
- Widowed
- 14.2%
- Family size
- 3.25
- Dual-income families
- 11.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.4%
- Rent burden
- 32.2%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.6%
- Unemployment
- 16.0%
- Self-employed
- 8.0%
- Farmers
- 4.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.3%
- Veterans
- 15.5%
- With a disability
- 17.1%
- No health insurance
- 13.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.