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Fort Polk, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Polk, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,902. 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 FORT-POLK-LA · Fort Polk, LA 1 ZIPs · 11,902 pop · #19620/25278 · Vernon Parish

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

  • INC-MID $56,038
  • RANK-LOWER #19620/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Leesville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-RENT 2% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,902
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Leesville, LA ( $113 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 Fort Polk

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

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,902
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,038
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 ($56,038 average) · poverty 14.7%. The primary code (71459) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (1.7%) for this income tier, rent $1,162 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Louisiana, Livingston is the closest lower-income city and Gray the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Polk.

Population concentration

Fort Polk reads through its lone ZIP, 71459

11,902 ACS residents, one ZIP: 71459 is not the leading code inside Fort Polk, 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fort Polk

Citywide ZBP: 58 establishments, 1,957 employees , annual payroll $137,544k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71459 (58 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (21) · also Retail trade · Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Polk, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Vernon Parish, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Polk. See the Vernon Parish roll-up →

Fort Polk sits in the lower half of Vernon Parish on income: Anacoco, Pitkin and Rosepine report more, New Llano and Hornbeck report less. Simpson marks the far end of that range at $85,417, 52% above Fort Polk.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
71459 11,902 $56,038 58 495
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Fort Polk 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 Fort Polk, .