ZIP 71358 · Palmetto
Who lives in ZIP code 71358 (Palmetto, LA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palmetto, LA · St. Landry Parish
uszips 2026
People867
Median age44.7
Household income$44,243
Home value$153,956
Median rent$854/mo
Poverty2.9%
College degree+19.6%
Commute28 min
Place
- Metro area
- Opelousas, LA (micro)
- Wider region
- Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas, LA
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 381
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.4% are 65 or older; 80.3% are adults.
Household income
22.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,128.
Education (adults 25+)
25.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.4%
- Never married
- 42.1%
- Divorced
- 11.1%
- Widowed
- 12.4%
- Family size
- 3.10
- Dual-income families
- 27.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.8%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 36.6%
- Unemployment
- 5.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 9.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.6%
- Veterans
- 1.7%
- With a disability
- 17.2%
- No health insurance
- 1.2%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.