Braithwaite, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Braithwaite, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,604. 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 BRAITHWAITE-LA · Braithwaite, LA 1 ZIPs · 1,604 pop · #8123/25278 · Plaquemines Parish

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $83,649
  • RANK-UPPER #8123/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Belle Chasse
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 98% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,604
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $159,100

Nearest income peer: Belle Chasse, LA (+ $15,334 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 Braithwaite

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Braithwaite 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, Braithwaite, LA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 32%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,604
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,649
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 70040 (1,604 residents). Household income $83,649 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (98.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 70040, is all of Braithwaite

There is no split to weigh here: 70040 holds every one of Braithwaite's 1,604 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Braithwaite

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 298 employees , annual payroll $24,616k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70040 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) .

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ZIP Codes in Braithwaite, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Plaquemines Parish, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Braithwaite. See the Plaquemines Parish roll-up →

Braithwaite sits in the upper half of Plaquemines Parish on income: Buras, Port Sulphur and Venice report less, while Belle Chasse reports more. Buras marks the far end of that range at $34,615, 59% below Braithwaite.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70040 1,604 $83,649 15 10

Braithwaite 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 Braithwaite, .