ZIP 71280 · Sterlington
Who lives in ZIP code 71280 (Sterlington, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Sterlington, LA · Union Parish
uszips 2026
People5,269
Median age40.8
Household income$78,531
Home value$248,604
Median rent$1,103/mo
Poverty22.6%
College degree+26.8%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Monroe, LA
- Wider region
- Monroe-Ruston, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 34 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,152
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
22.1% are 65 or older; 75.3% are adults.
Household income
36.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $47,236.
Education (adults 25+)
38.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.4%
- Never married
- 28.3%
- Divorced
- 9.5%
- Widowed
- 6.8%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 43.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.8%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.1%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 14.4%
- Farmers
- 1.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.8%
- Veterans
- 3.6%
- With a disability
- 13.9%
- No health insurance
- 4.7%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.