PlainZIP

Amite, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Amite, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,797. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet AMITE-LA · Amite, LA 1 ZIPs · 13,797 pop · #21596/25278 · Tangipahoa Parish

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $50,560
  • RANK-BOTTOM #21596/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hammond
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,797
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,400

Nearest income peer: Hammond, LA (+ $255 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Amite

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Amite on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Amite, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

15th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,797
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$50,560
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($50,560 average) · poverty 16.5%. The primary code (70422) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Amite as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Moreauville is the closest lower-income city and Goldonna the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Amite.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 70422, is all of Amite

There is no split to weigh here: 70422 holds every one of Amite's 13,797 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Amite's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 253 establishments, 3,293 employees , annual payroll $103,305k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70422 (253 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (50) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Amite, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Tangipahoa Parish, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Amite. See the Tangipahoa Parish roll-up →

Amite sits in the lower half of Tangipahoa Parish on income: Ponchatoula, Independence and Kentwood report more, Roseland and Tangipahoa report less. Tangipahoa marks the far end of that range at $20,144, 60% below Amite.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70422 13,797 $50,560 253 32
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Amite roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Amite, .