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Gueydan, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Gueydan, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,435. 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 GUEYDAN-LA · Gueydan, LA 1 ZIPs · 3,435 pop · #23638/25278 · Vermilion Parish

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

  • INC-LOW $41,971
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23638/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Delcambre
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,435
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $93,500

Nearest income peer: Delcambre, LA (+ $7,705 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 Gueydan

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Gueydan 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, Gueydan, 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
3,435
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$41,971
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 ($41,971 average) · poverty 19.4%. The primary code (70542) 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 Gueydan as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Gueydan reads through its lone ZIP, 70542

3,435 ACS residents, one ZIP: 70542 is not the leading code inside Gueydan, 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 Gueydan

Citywide ZBP: 40 establishments, 169 employees , annual payroll $5,887k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 70542 (40 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Gueydan, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Vermilion Parish, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Gueydan. See the Vermilion Parish roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Vermilion Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Gueydan, Abbeville, Kaplan and Erath among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Maurice marks the far end of that range at $76,213, 82% above Gueydan.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
70542 3,435 $41,971 40 7
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Gueydan 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 Gueydan, .