Population & age
- Total population
- 1,399
- Median age
- 20.4
Monroe, LA (71209)
Ouachita Parish · Monroe, LA · Population 1,399
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Monroe, LA (ZIP 71209) sits in Ouachita Parish within the Monroe metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in below the national average at 16.4%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,437. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,059 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. FEMA has issued 44 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 56.5" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 13,455 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 33.1% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 820 residents (567 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: fair market rent of $1,090 for a two-bedroom. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 56.7%
- Black
- 34.2%
- Asian
- 3.4%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.9%
- Other / multi-racial
- 5.7%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 8.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 0
- Renter-occupied
- 0
- Vacant units
- 0
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 34(9.8%)
- Avg commute
- 9.4 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 0
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 0
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 6(0.4%)
- Non-English at home
- 71(5.1%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$810
/month
1 Bed
$840
/month
2 Bed
$1,090
/month
3 Bed
$1,400
/month
4 Bed
$1,440
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
345
Across 341 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $83.4M.
Single-family
338
98% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
7
2% of total units
Single-family value
$82.5M
construction value
Multifamily value
$835,600
construction value
Based on county-level data (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.
Business & employment
Business establishments
8
Total employment
77
Annual payroll
$2.9M
Average annual pay
$38,182
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.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$50,059
Average weekly wage
$963
Total employment
69,384
Total establishments
5,397
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
Unemployment rate
4.6%
That is 0.6 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
70,463
Employed
67,217
Unemployed
3,246
Based on Ouachita 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.
Public transit
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
Monroe, LA
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: City of Monroe
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
44
Date Range
1965–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared February 18, 2026 (DR-4900)
Incident period: January 23, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
- Hurricane20 (45%)
- Flood7 (16%)
- Severe Storm5 (11%)
- Coastal Storm3 (7%)
- Severe Ice Storm3 (7%)
- Other6 (14%)
Individual Assistance
10
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
43
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
17
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.
Climate
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
65.3°F
53.4° – 77.1°
Annual precipitation
56.5"
Annual snowfall
0.6"
Heating · cooling days
2,314.9 · 2,439.1
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: MONROE DELTA CC, LA US, 3.5 miles from the centroid of Monroe, LA (ZIP 71209)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
41
GoodGood 292dModerate 74d
Peak AQI (2024)
97
Moderate
Primary pollutant
Ozone
236 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Ouachita Parish data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
13,455
That is roughly 5,255 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
22%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.9
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.3
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
94
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,691
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
6.1
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
76%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
44%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 13.0% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Ouachita 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
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
33.1% of Ouachita County, LA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.15
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.03
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.02
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.77
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 15.4% 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 Ouachita 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).
Safety
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 · 478 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 2,157 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
32
Burglary
551
Vehicle theft
265
County-level data for Ouachita (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.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−820 people
−567 households • −$31.7M net AGI flow
Moved in
3,896households
7,183 people • $173.5M AGI
Moved out
4,463households
8,003 people • $205.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Morehouse Parish, LA — 227 households
- Lincoln Parish, LA — 182 households
- Richland Parish, LA — 164 households
- Union Parish, LA — 141 households
- Dallas County, TX — 138 households
Where departing residents went
- Lincoln Parish, LA — 185 households
- Dallas County, TX — 179 households
- Union Parish, LA — 160 households
- Morehouse Parish, LA — 153 households
- Tarrant County, TX — 140 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $44,529 versus departing households' $45,976.
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.
Taxes & benefits in Louisiana
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 71209. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
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
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
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 near 71209
Other ZIPs in Monroe
Nearby ZIPs by distance
71212 (Monroe, 0.4 mi) · 71201 (Monroe, 2.2 mi) · 71203 (Monroe, 4.6 mi) · 71291 (Claiborne, 6.4 mi) · 71202 (Monroe, 9.1 mi) · 71229 (Collinston, 12.3 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
32.8%
Tracks close to the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
16.4%
15.6pp below the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
36.8%
14.8pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
75.0%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
8.5%
4.5pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
2.3%
8.7pp below the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
10
Median in-state tuition
$8,437
Median earnings (10 yr)
$23,964
- 4-Year
University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA · 71209
- In-state tuition
- $9,190
- Out-of-state tuition
- $21,290
- Acceptance rate
- 84.8%
- Graduation rate
- 52.4%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $46,769
- Median student debt
- $21,500
- 4-Year
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA · 71272
- In-state tuition
- $10,125
- Out-of-state tuition
- $16,866
- Acceptance rate
- 86.4%
- Graduation rate
- 60.9%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $52,279
- Median student debt
- $22,135
- 4-Year
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA · 71245
- In-state tuition
- $7,683
- Out-of-state tuition
- $16,706
- Acceptance rate
- 44.9%
- Graduation rate
- 34.2%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $41,109
- Median student debt
- $36,500
- 2-Year
Louisiana Delta Community College
Monroe, LA · 71203
- In-state tuition
- $4,159
- Out-of-state tuition
- $4,159
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 29.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $30,438
- Median student debt
- $12,500
- Certificate
Cloyd's Beauty School 3 Inc
Monroe, LA · 71201
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 58.8%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $15,105
- Median student debt
- —
- Certificate
Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe
West Monroe, LA · 71291
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 65.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $24,707
- Median student debt
- $8,721
- Certificate
Celebrity Stylist Beauty School
Monroe, LA · 71201
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $22,002
- Median student debt
- $9,500
- Certificate
Cloyd's Beauty School 1 Inc
West Monroe, LA · 71291
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 55.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $18,603
- Median student debt
- —
- Certificate
Cloyd's Barber School 2 Inc
Monroe, LA · 71201
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $23,220
- Median student debt
- —
- Certificate
Celebrity Barber School
Monroe, LA · 71201
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $22,002
- Median student debt
- $9,500
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.
What these numbers say together
Monroe, LA (ZIP 71209) sits in Ouachita Parish within the Monroe metro area. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in below the national average at 16.4%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 10 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $8,437. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,059 per worker, roughly 24% below the US average. FEMA has issued 44 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Annual precipitation averages 56.5" — a wet-climate ZCTA per NOAA's 1991–2020 Normals. County Health Rankings reports 13,455 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 33.1% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 820 residents (567 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: fair market rent of $1,090 for a two-bedroom. 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 36.8%. 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.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 71209
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 71209?
32.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points below the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 71209?
36.8%, which is 14.8 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 71209?
16.4%, which is 15.6 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 71209?
1,399 people live in ZIP 71209, with a median age of 20.4 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 71209?
In ZIP 71209, 9.8% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 71209?
As of 2022, 8 business establishments operated in ZIP 71209 employing 77 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 71209?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 71209 is $38,182, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 71209 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 71209 ranks in the 74th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 71209?
Socioeconomic Status is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 71209, ranking in the 93th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 71209 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 44 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 71209 between 1965–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 71209?
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 71209, accounting for 20 of 44 declarations (45%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 71209?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 71209 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-4900) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 71209?
10 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 71209 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including University Of Louisiana At Monroe, Louisiana Tech University, and Grambling State University (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 71209?
Median in-state tuition across 10 nearby institutions is $8,437 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 71209?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $23,964 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 71209?
ZIP 71209 has an average annual temperature of 65.3°F and 56.5" of annual precipitation based on the MONROE DELTA CC, LA US weather station 3.5 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 71209 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 71209 is part of the Monroe, LA urbanized area, primarily served by City of Monroe (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 71209?
Louisiana has a flat income tax with a top rate of 3.00%. Combined sales tax: 10.11% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Louisiana have paid family leave?
Louisiana has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 71209?
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 (10 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (44 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.
How current is this data?
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. 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 (44 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 near 71209
Other ZIPs in Monroe
Nearby ZIPs by distance
71212 (Monroe, 0.4 mi) · 71201 (Monroe, 2.2 mi) · 71203 (Monroe, 4.6 mi) · 71291 (Claiborne, 6.4 mi) · 71202 (Monroe, 9.1 mi) · 71229 (Collinston, 12.3 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
74th percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 100
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
6
Persons with Disability
10
Without HS Diploma
9
Without Health Insurance
13
Adults Age 65+
9
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.