ZIP Code 71286

Households in ZIP code 71286, centered on Lake Providence, bring in a median income of $37,841, while per-capita income reaches $30,403. Property taxes here run at an effective rate of 0.28%, applied at the county level, so a home's assessed value translates into a fairly contained annual bill. Sales taxes combine to 5.00%, a figure shoppers encounter on everyday purchases. With earnings at this level, housing costs and consumption taxes together shape how far each paycheck stretches, and the gap between median household and per-capita income hints at how many earners typically share a single address.