ZIP 71006 · Benton
Who lives in ZIP code 71006 (Benton, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Benton, LA · Bossier Parish
uszips 2026
People16,454
Median age40.3
Household income$94,266
Home value$309,936
Median rent$1,256/mo
Poverty9.4%
College degree+36.5%
Commute30 min
Place
- Metro area
- Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
- Wider region
- Shreveport-Bossier City-Minden, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 31 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 5,764
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.0% are 65 or older; 73.0% are adults.
Household income
45.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,940.
Education (adults 25+)
50.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.8%
- Never married
- 25.4%
- Divorced
- 11.3%
- Widowed
- 3.5%
- Family size
- 3.16
- Dual-income families
- 51.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 87.5%
- Rent burden
- 32.7%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.8%
- Self-employed
- 14.4%
- Farmers
- 3.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 29.9%
- Veterans
- 7.7%
- With a disability
- 12.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.1%
- Limited English
- 0.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.