Population & age
- Total population
- 2,028
- Median age
- 43.4
Cameron Parish · Lake Charles, LA · Population 2,028
Hayes, LA (ZIP 70630) sits in Cameron Parish within the Lake Charles metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Depression comes in above the national average at 28.6%. NCES lists 1 schools serving the area, 1 non-charter. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $6,397. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $111,343, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW puts average annual pay at $116,309 per worker — about 78% above the US average and a clear high-wage signal. FEMA has issued 49 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1971 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 59.9" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. 25.6% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Louisiana levies a flat state income tax (top rate 3.00%); a household at the local median AGI of $111,343 would pay roughly $2,004/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 199 residents (103 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. 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 $68,440, fair market rent of $1,050 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $193,675, up 7.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$790
/month
1 Bed
$800
/month
2 Bed
$1,050
/month
3 Bed
$1,330
/month
4 Bed
$1,530
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$193,675
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+7.6%
vs. March 2025
-17.8%
vs. March 2021
Lake Charles, LA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
1,388
Across 880 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $272.1M.
Single-family
856
62% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
532
38% of total units
Single-family value
$158.1M
construction value
Multifamily value
$114.0M
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
610
Average AGI
$111,343
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
11.5%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$4,634
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 $67.9M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
21
Total employment
229
Annual payroll
$13.2M
Average annual pay
$57,812
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
$116,309
Average weekly wage
$2,237
Total employment
4,009
Total establishments
158
That is roughly 78% above 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
4.5%
That is 0.5 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
1,913
Employed
1,826
Unemployed
87
Based on Cameron 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
Lake Charles, LA
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: City of Lake Charles
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
49
Date Range
1971–2026
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
14
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
11
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
44
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
19
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
69°F
60° – 78.1°
Annual precipitation
59.9"
Annual snowfall
0.1"
Heating · cooling days
1,394.2 · 2,892.2
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: LAKE ARTHUR 7 SW, LA US, 17.4 miles from the centroid of Hayes, LA (ZIP 70630)
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)
7,694
That is roughly 506 years per 100,000 below 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
21%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.8
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.6
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
6.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
39
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,204
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.7
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
78%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
32%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 8.6% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Cameron 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
Significant food access concerns
25.6% of Cameron County, LA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.43
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
Among low-income residents, 5.9% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Cameron 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 · 627 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 2,627 reports
Homicide
5
Robbery
10
Burglary
336
Vehicle theft
209
County-level data for Calcasieu (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)
▼−199 people
−103 households • −$11.4M net AGI flow
Moved in
105households
203 people • $5.3M AGI
Moved out
208households
402 people • $16.7M AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $50,162 versus departing households' $80,255.
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 70630. 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 70630: At this ZIP's median AGI of $111,343, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $2,004 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $193,675, that works out to roughly $610/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).
Other ZIPs in Hayes
Nearby ZIPs by distance
70607 (Lake Charles, 7.8 mi) · 70646 (Hayes, 9.1 mi) · 70549 (Lake Arthur, 13.6 mi) · 70609 (Lake Charles, 13.8 mi) · 70605 (Lake Charles, 14.5 mi) · 70632 (15 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.
36.7%
3.7pp above the 33.0% national rate.
35.6%
3.6pp above the 32.0% national rate.
28.6%
6.6pp above the 22.0% national rate.
79.0%
3.0pp above the 76.0% national rate.
6.8%
6.2pp below the 13.0% national rate.
10.3%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
1 school serves this ZIP, including 1 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell City High School | Public | -1–12 | 747 |
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
4
Median in-state tuition
$6,397
Median earnings (10 yr)
$32,303
Lake Charles, LA · 70605
Lake Charles, LA · 70615
Lake Charles, LA · 70601
Lake Charles, LA · 70605
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.
Hayes, LA (ZIP 70630) sits in Cameron Parish within the Lake Charles metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Depression comes in above the national average at 28.6%. NCES lists 1 schools serving the area, 1 non-charter. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $6,397. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $111,343, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW puts average annual pay at $116,309 per worker — about 78% above the US average and a clear high-wage signal. FEMA has issued 49 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1971 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 59.9" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. 25.6% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. Louisiana levies a flat state income tax (top rate 3.00%); a household at the local median AGI of $111,343 would pay roughly $2,004/year before deductions. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 199 residents (103 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. 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 $68,440, fair market rent of $1,050 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $193,675, up 7.6% over the past year. 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 28.6%. 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.
36.7%, which is 3.7 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
28.6%, which is 6.6 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
35.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
1 school serves this ZIP, including 1 public school (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 70630 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 1 high school serves this ZIP: Bell City High School. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
2,028 people live in ZIP 70630, with a median age of 43.4 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$68,440 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 70630, 86.2% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 13.8% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 70630, 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).
5.5% of the population in ZIP 70630 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
71.6% of households in ZIP 70630 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 70630 is $193,675, up 7.6% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 7.6% over the past year and down 17.8% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 70630 (Hayes, LA) is $111,343 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 70630 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
6.6% of tax returns from ZIP 70630 (Hayes, LA) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 21 business establishments operated in ZIP 70630 employing 229 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 70630 is $57,812, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 70630 ranks in the 43th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 70630, ranking in the 64th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 49 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 70630 between 1971–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 70630, accounting for 28 of 49 declarations (57%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 70630 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3638) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
4 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 70630 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Mcneese State University, Sowela Technical Community College, and Avery James College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 4 nearby institutions is $6,397 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $32,303 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
ZIP 70630 has an average annual temperature of 69.0°F and 59.9" of annual precipitation based on the LAKE ARTHUR 7 SW, LA US weather station 17.4 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Yes — ZIP 70630 is part of the Lake Charles, LA urbanized area, primarily served by City of Lake Charles (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 $111,343 would pay roughly $2,004 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), school information from NCES CCD (1 school), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (4 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 (49 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. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. 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 (49 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.
Other ZIPs in Hayes
Nearby ZIPs by distance
70607 (Lake Charles, 7.8 mi) · 70646 (Hayes, 9.1 mi) · 70549 (Lake Arthur, 13.6 mi) · 70609 (Lake Charles, 13.8 mi) · 70605 (Lake Charles, 14.5 mi) · 70632 (15 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
43rd percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 3,690
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
6
Limited English Speakers
80
Persons with Disability
543
Without HS Diploma
186
Without Health Insurance
168
Adults Age 65+
349
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.