Population & age
- Total population
- 1,235
- Median age
- 48.6
St. Helena Parish · Baton Rouge, LA · Population 1,235
LA 70453 (ZIP 70453) sits in St. Helena Parish within the Baton Rouge metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 46.7%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,373. 24% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,007 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. BLS LAUS records a 6.5% county unemployment rate (2024) — about 2.5 points above the US average and a labor-market distress signal. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 85th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 53 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 59.7" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 19,092 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. USDA's Food Environment Atlas shows a strong food retail environment in this county — only 6.0% of residents are low-access and grocery density is above the national county median. Louisiana levies a flat state income tax (top rate 3.00%); a household at the local median AGI of $59,282 would pay roughly $1,067/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Tangipahoa Parish, LA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $68,348, fair market rent of $1,100 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $104,600. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$960
/month
1 Bed
$980
/month
2 Bed
$1,100
/month
3 Bed
$1,380
/month
4 Bed
$1,830
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing units permitted
646
Across 630 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $182.6M.
Single-family
625
97% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
21
3% of total units
Single-family value
$179.5M
construction value
Multifamily value
$3.1M
construction value
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
500
Average AGI
$59,282
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
24.0%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$32
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $29.6M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
16
Total employment
136
Annual payroll
$4.8M
Average annual pay
$35,610
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$50,007
Average weekly wage
$962
Total employment
1,643
Total establishments
139
That is roughly 24% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
6.5%
That is 2.5 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
4,220
Employed
3,944
Unemployed
276
Based on St. Helena Parish, LA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Baton Rouge, LA
Reporting agencies
3
Largest: Capital Area Transit System
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
53
Date Range
1965–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 24, 2026 (DR-3638)
Incident period: January 23, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
20
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
12
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
46
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
23
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
65.6°F
54.5° – 76.8°
Annual precipitation
59.7"
Diurnal range
22.3°F
Day-night swing
Heating · cooling days
1,957.2 · 2,222
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: CLINTON 5 SE, LA US, 14.6 miles from the centroid of ZIP 70453 (ZIP 70453)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
19,092
That is roughly 10,892 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
27%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
5.2
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
8.3%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
18
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
4,862
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
6.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
4%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
35%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 10.9% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on St. Helena data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Good food access — most residents near a store
6.0% of St. Helena County, LA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.40
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.92
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
—
per 1,000 residents
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in St. Helena County, LA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 484 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 1,858 reports
Homicide
7
Robbery
22
Burglary
343
Vehicle theft
304
County-level data for Livingston (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−52 people
−19 households • +$1.9M net AGI flow
Moved in
428households
891 people • $19.1M AGI
Moved out
447households
943 people • $17.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $44,542 versus departing households' $38,387.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 70453. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Income tax
3.00%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
10.11%
State 5.00% · avg local 5.11%
Property tax (effective)
0.31%
Median $323/year
Tax burden rank
7 of 50
8.90% of personal income
For ZIP 70453: At this ZIP's median AGI of $59,282, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $1,067 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $104,600, that works out to roughly $329/year in property tax.
Program
No program
No program
SNAP eligibility
130% FPL
Federal 130% FPL gross income limit. Asset limit $3,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Nearby ZIPs by distance
70785 (Walker, 9.1 mi) · 70706 (Watson, 9.2 mi) · 70744 (Montpelier, 11.1 mi) · 70441 (Greensburg, 12.2 mi) · 70739 (Central, 12.4 mi) · 70786 (Watson, 12.5 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
40.6%
7.6pp above the 33.0% national rate.
46.7%
14.7pp above the 32.0% national rate.
28.5%
6.5pp above the 22.0% national rate.
82.9%
6.9pp above the 76.0% national rate.
8.7%
4.3pp below the 13.0% national rate.
17.9%
6.9pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges in this area
8
Median in-state tuition
$8,373
Median earnings (10 yr)
$32,044
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Hammond, LA · 70403
Slidell, LA · 70460
Covington, LA · 70433
St. Benedict, LA · 70457
Hammond, LA · 70401
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
LA 70453 (ZIP 70453) sits in St. Helena Parish within the Baton Rouge metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 46.7%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 8 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,373. 24% of returns claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (IRS), a higher share than most ZIPs. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,007 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. BLS LAUS records a 6.5% county unemployment rate (2024) — about 2.5 points above the US average and a labor-market distress signal. CDC's Social Vulnerability Index places this ZIP in the 85th percentile nationally — a highly vulnerable community profile. FEMA has issued 53 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 59.7" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 19,092 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. USDA's Food Environment Atlas shows a strong food retail environment in this county — only 6.0% of residents are low-access and grocery density is above the national county median. Louisiana levies a flat state income tax (top rate 3.00%); a household at the local median AGI of $59,282 would pay roughly $1,067/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Tangipahoa Parish, LA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $68,348, fair market rent of $1,100 for a two-bedroom, and a median home value of $104,600. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 28.5%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
40.6%, which is 7.6 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
28.5%, which is 6.5 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
46.7%, which is 14.7 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
1,235 people live in ZIP 70453, with a median age of 48.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$68,348 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 70453, 91.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 8.3% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 70453, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
14.7% of the population in ZIP 70453 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
87.9% of households in ZIP 70453 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 70453 (LA 70453) is $59,282 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 70453 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 70453 (LA 70453) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 16 business establishments operated in ZIP 70453 employing 136 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 70453 is $35,610, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 70453 ranks in the 85th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a very high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 70453, ranking in the 95th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 53 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 70453 between 1965–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 70453, accounting for 29 of 53 declarations (55%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 70453 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3638) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
8 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 70453 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Southeastern Louisiana University, Northshore Technical Community College, and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Covington (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 8 nearby institutions is $8,373 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $32,044 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 70453 has an average annual temperature of 65.6°F and 59.7" of annual precipitation based on the CLINTON 5 SE, LA US weather station 14.6 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 70453 is part of the Baton Rouge, LA urbanized area, primarily served by Capital Area Transit System (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
Louisiana has a flat income tax with a top rate of 3.00%. Households at the local median AGI of $59,282 would pay roughly $1,067 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 10.11% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Louisiana has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (8 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (53 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (53 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Nearby ZIPs by distance
70785 (Walker, 9.1 mi) · 70706 (Watson, 9.2 mi) · 70744 (Montpelier, 11.1 mi) · 70441 (Greensburg, 12.2 mi) · 70739 (Central, 12.4 mi) · 70786 (Watson, 12.5 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
85th percentile
Very High Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 1,195
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
14
Limited English Speakers
31
Persons with Disability
291
Without HS Diploma
145
Without Health Insurance
134
Adults Age 65+
228
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.