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Chalmette, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chalmette, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 16,760. 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 CHALMETTE-LA · Chalmette, LA 1 ZIPs · 16,760 pop · #19961/25278 · St. Bernard Parish

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

  • INC-MID $55,068
  • RANK-LOWER #19961/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Saint Bernard
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 61% owners
  • POP-TOWN 16,760
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $214,700

Nearest income peer: Saint Bernard, LA (+ $99 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 Chalmette

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chalmette 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, Chalmette, 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.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
16,760
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,068
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 ($55,068 average) · poverty 24.9%. The primary code (70043) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.0%) for this income tier, rent $1,113 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Louisiana, Marrero is the closest lower-income city and Saint Bernard the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chalmette.

Population concentration

Chalmette's single ZIP 70043 carries the town

Chalmette is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 70043 is the entire residential footprint (16,760 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Chalmette's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 460 establishments, 5,809 employees , annual payroll $292,031k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70043 (460 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (92) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Chalmette, LA

These ZIP codes sit in St. Bernard Parish, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chalmette. See the St. Bernard Parish roll-up →

Every one of the 4 cities sharing St. Bernard Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chalmette, Violet, Meraux and Arabi among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Meraux marks the far end of that range at $73,067, 33% above Chalmette.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70043 16,760 $55,068 460 832
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Chalmette 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 Chalmette, .