| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 318 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:43 PM |
| Population: | 24,393 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 22067 |
| CBSA: | Monroe, LA |
| Land Area: | 834 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 11 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 32.7805, -91.7793 |
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24,393 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 834 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,767 to 24,393 from 2014 to 2024 — a -12.2% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The parish's wealthiest ZIP 71229 (Collinston, $83,125 median) and poorest ZIP 71223 (Bonita, $22,308) are 23.5 miles apart — a 3.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this parish — from $92,500 in 71261 (Mer Rouge) to $158,100 in 71264 (Oak Ridge).
Density varies 8× across the parish — from 6 people/sq mi in 71223 (Bonita) to 55 in 71220 (Bastrop).
Educational attainment ranges from 7.3% bachelor's+ in 71223 (Bonita) to 23.1% in 71264 (Oak Ridge) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Louisiana, this is the #37 most populous of 64 parishes and ranks #40 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $41,935 across the parish — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
12.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,125 of 16,602 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this parish.
Median household income spans 3.7× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
A frontier parish — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
One ZIP holds the majority of this parish's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
Morehouse Parish lost 12.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71220 | Bastrop | Standard | 20,398 | $38,037 | 374.2 | -12.1% |
| 71229 | Collinston | Standard | 1,331 | $83,125 | 60.1 | -14.2% |
| 71261 | Mer Rouge | Standard | 1,171 | — | 150.5 | -18.0% |
| 71264 | Oak Ridge | Standard | 1,130 | $68,750 | 114.1 | -3.7% |
| 71223 | Bonita | Standard | 298 | $22,308 | 46.1 | -16.5% |
| 71250 | Jones | Standard | 65 | $45,500 | 88.9 | 8.3% |
| 71221 | Bastrop | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |