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West Monroe, LA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Monroe, LA: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 54,185. 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 WEST-MONROE-LA · West Monroe, LA 2 ZIPs · 54,185 pop · #17128/25278 · Ouachita Parish

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $61,497
  • RANK-LOWER #17128/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Monroe
  • BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-SMALL 54,185
  • SPREAD-MOD 71292→71291
  • HOME-LOW $182,250

Nearest income peer: Monroe, LA ( $12,835 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 West Monroe

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Monroe 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, West Monroe, LA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
54,185
city population (Census)
2
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,497
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $61,497 and poverty 18.6% concentrate in 71291.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Monroe as a pure owner town.

Within Louisiana, Mooringsport is the closest lower-income city and Boyce the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Monroe.

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside West Monroe differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 71292 has a median home value of $137,500, compared with $227,000 in 71291. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.4×

71292 to 71291

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.7×

71292 to 71291

Poverty-rate spread
9.9 points

71291 to 71292

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 71291 skews compact West Monroe

In this 2-ZIP cluster, 71291 covers about 60% of West Monroe's 54,185 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in West Monroe

Citywide ZBP: 1,500 establishments, 19,969 employees , annual payroll $975,818k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 71291 (1,009 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (222) · also Construction · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in West Monroe, LA

These ZIP codes sit in Ouachita Parish, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in West Monroe. See the Ouachita Parish roll-up →

West Monroe lands mid-pack among the 4 cities sharing Ouachita Parish: Calhoun and Sterlington earn more and Monroe and Eros earn less. Eros marks the far end of that range at $34,018, 45% below West Monroe.

Side-by-side: Compare 71291 vs 71292 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
71291 32,644 $71,639 1,009 195
71292 21,541 $51,355 491 55
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West Monroe 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 West Monroe, .