PlainZIP

Buras, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Buras, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,381. 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 BURAS-LA · Buras, LA 1 ZIPs · 2,381 pop · #24538/25278 · Plaquemines Parish

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

  • INC-LOW $34,615
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24538/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Port Sulphur
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,381
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $65,600

Nearest income peer: Port Sulphur, LA (+ $18,485 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 Buras

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Buras 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, Buras, LA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

3rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,381
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$34,615
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 ($34,615 average) · poverty 39.0%. The primary code (70041) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.5%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Buras reads through its lone ZIP, 70041

2,381 ACS residents, one ZIP: 70041 is not the leading code inside Buras, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Buras's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 36 establishments, 204 employees , annual payroll $11,679k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70041 (36 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (9) · also Transportation and warehousing · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Buras, LA

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

Every one of the 4 cities sharing Plaquemines Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Buras, Belle Chasse, Port Sulphur and Braithwaite among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Belle Chasse marks the far end of that range at $98,983, 186% above Buras.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70041 2,381 $34,615 36 88
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Buras 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 Buras, .