Waterproof, LA
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterproof, LA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,129. 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 WATERPROOF-LA · Waterproof, LA 1 ZIPs · 1,129 pop · #25071/25278 · Tensas Parish
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $24,231
- RANK-BOTTOM #25071/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Newellton
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 80% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,129
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $59,200
Nearest income peer: Newellton, LA (+ $4,519 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 Waterproof
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waterproof on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Waterproof · this city · lowest
Waterproof · this city · lowest
$24,231 median HH income
- Newellton · near
Newellton · near
$28,750 median HH income
- Saint Joseph · highest
Saint Joseph · highest
$48,977 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, Waterproof, 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.
- 1st pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,129
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $24,231
- 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 ($24,231 average) · poverty 56.3%. The primary code (71375) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waterproof as a pure owner town.
Within Louisiana, Evergreen is the closest lower-income city and Starks the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waterproof.
Population concentration
Waterproof reads through its lone ZIP, 71375
1,129 ACS residents, one ZIP: 71375 is not the leading code inside Waterproof, 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 Waterproof
Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 61 employees , annual payroll $1,738k (~4 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71375 (5 units) .
ZIP Codes in Waterproof, LA
These ZIP codes sit in Tensas Parish, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waterproof. See the Tensas Parish roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Tensas Parish reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waterproof, Newellton and Saint Joseph among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Saint Joseph marks the far end of that range at $48,977, 102% above Waterproof.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71375 | 1,129 | $24,231 | 5 | 3 |
Waterproof 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 Waterproof, .