Grand Chenier, LA · standard
ZIP Code 70643
Cameron Parish, Louisiana - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 352
- 0/sq mi
- $58,125
- Median income
- 22.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Grand Chenier pairs a below-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 26th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 70%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 70643 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 70643 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Grand Chenier, Cameron Parish, Louisiana, home to just 352 residents across 880.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 70643 reports a modest median household income of $58,125 (3% below the average Louisiana ZIP), while per-capita income is $27,918. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 5.8% and unemployment is 0.0%. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.8, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Louisiana and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 70643.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 70643, Grand Chenier, LA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
352
Population
880.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 70643?
61.8
Median Age
55.2%
Male
44.8%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$58,125
Median Household Income
-3% vs state ZIP avg
$27,918
Per Capita Income
5.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
143housing units
143
Total Housing Units
43
Occupied Units
100
Vacant Units
1.98
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
2008
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 70643, employing approximately 11 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,373,000.
5
Businesses
11
Employees
$1.4M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 60.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 70643, both outside LA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.