ZIP Code 71281 — undefined, undefined Demographics & Data

ZIP code 71281 covers ZIP 71281 with a population of about 1,362.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 57.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in the MONROE - EL DORADO media market.

ZIP 71281 reads as a military / base-oriented community on US5’s intent model (elevated veteran share (18.0%) and/or base-related place names). Service members and families often look up Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, on-base mail (PSC / P.O. Box) addresses, and nearby ZIP demographics when relocating.

US5 shows 2026 DoD BAH locality rates for this ZIP’s Military Housing Area on this page (pay grade × with/without dependents). Treat the table as a planning reference and confirm entitlement with your finance office or the official DTMO BAH lookup.

Median household income in ZIP 71281 is about $18,601 — about 75% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 46.4%; unemployment rate near 6.5%; 11.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 22.5 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Other services, Retail trade, and Food services; about 2.0% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 13.2 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $502 (about 57% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 7.9% (about 57.5 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).