Castor, LA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Castor, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,070. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CASTOR-LA · Castor, LA 1 ZIPs · 2,070 pop · #23659/25278 · Bienville Parish
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $41,806
- RANK-BOTTOM #23659/25278
- ABOVE-PEER over Gibsland
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 80% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 2,070
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $114,000
Nearest income peer: Gibsland, LA ( $5,412 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 Castor
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Castor on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Arcadia · lowest
Arcadia · lowest
$30,490 median HH income
- Ringgold · near
Ringgold · near
$33,125 median HH income
- Bienville · near
Bienville · near
$36,029 median HH income
- Gibsland · near
Gibsland · near
$36,394 median HH income
- Castor · this city
Castor · this city
$41,806 median HH income
- Jamestown · highest
Jamestown · highest
$73,044 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Castor, 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.
- 6th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 2,070
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $41,806
- 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 ($41,806 average) · poverty 18.0%. The primary code (71016) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Castor as a pure owner town.
Within Louisiana, Cotton Valley is the closest lower-income city and Gueydan the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Castor.
Population concentration
Castor's single ZIP 71016 carries the town
Castor is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 71016 is the entire residential footprint (2,070 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Castor
Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 111 employees , annual payroll $4,003k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71016 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (4) .
ZIP Codes in Castor, LA
These ZIP codes sit in Bienville Parish, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Castor. See the Bienville Parish roll-up →
Castor sits in the upper half of Bienville Parish on income: Arcadia, Ringgold and Gibsland report less, while Jamestown reports more. Jamestown marks the far end of that range at $73,044, 75% above Castor.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71016 | 2,070 | $41,806 | 20 | 6 |
Castor 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 Castor, .