ZIP 71301 · Alexandria, Louisiana
2026 Edition · 8 cards · data as of Oct 30, 2026
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Population
17,035 people call ZIP 71301 home.
17,035
people.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Rent
Median rent is up 25% since the 2010–2014 survey, before inflation.
$927
a month. Louisiana's median is $1,064.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024 (latest), with earlier 5-year windows. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Room to build
Local wages can carry more rent than the median charged today.
$946–$1,419
is the monthly rent range local workforce wages support.
- $927 median
Supportable rent computed by the Almanac from 2023 source wage data. Median rent: Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Computed by the Almanac, Census ACS 5-year
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Building
Most of the housing here is older than 2000.
- 91% of all homes were built before 2000
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year
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Units needed
Closing the gap would add 0.4–2.5% to the 9,057 homes here.
37–228
is the estimated number of missing housing units, from the lowest to the highest of three estimates.
Range computed by the Almanac from 2023 jobs and household data, using three demand models: 1% of jobs located here, 1% of renter households, and a rate by town size applied to renters. The low end is the lowest of the three and the high end the highest. It is an estimate, not a count. Sources: Computed by the Almanac
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Home value
A median home costs 26% less than Louisiana's.
$160,800
median home value in ZIP 71301.
- $160,800 ZIP 71301
- $216,500 Louisiana
- $332,700 U.S.
Census ACS 5-year, 2020-2024. Sources: Census ACS 5-year