ZIP 71226 · Chatham
Who lives in ZIP code 71226 (Chatham, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chatham, LA · Jackson Parish
uszips 2026
People1,559
Median age48.9
Household income$49,669
Home value$93,938
Median rent$734/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+13.4%
Commute33 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 649
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.1% are 65 or older; 84.7% are adults.
Household income
10.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,750.
Education (adults 25+)
57.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
0.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 37.6%
- Never married
- 34.0%
- Divorced
- 18.6%
- Widowed
- 9.8%
- Family size
- 3.34
- Dual-income families
- 27.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 78.0%
- Rent burden
- 18.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.6%
- Self-employed
- 13.4%
- Farmers
- 4.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.4%
- Veterans
- 7.3%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 6.0%
- Limited English
- 0.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.