Carencro, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Carencro, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,405. 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 CARENCRO-LA · Carencro, LA 1 ZIPs · 18,405 pop · #16567/25278 · Lafayette Parish

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $62,575
  • RANK-LOWER #16567/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Lafayette
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,405
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $207,500

Nearest income peer: Lafayette, LA (+ $4,522 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 Carencro

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,405
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,575
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,575 and poverty 22.8% concentrate in 70520.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Carencro as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Harvey is the closest lower-income city and Barksdale Afb the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Carencro.

Population concentration

Carencro reads through its lone ZIP, 70520

18,405 ACS residents, one ZIP: 70520 is not the leading code inside Carencro, 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 Carencro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 349 establishments, 3,797 employees , annual payroll $195,299k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70520 (349 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (49) · also Health care and social assistance · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Carencro, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Lafayette Parish, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Carencro. See the Lafayette Parish roll-up →

Carencro lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Lafayette Parish: Lafayette, Youngsville and Broussard earn more and Duson and Scott earn less. Broussard marks the far end of that range at $106,710, 71% above Carencro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70520 18,405 $62,575 349 181

Carencro 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 Carencro, .