Census tract 310.02, Ascension Parish, LA: 2027 Opportunity Zone

Yes. Census tract 310.02 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana (GEOID 22005031002, QOZ ID R22005031002-27) is on Treasury's final list of Opportunity Zones, designated from January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2036. Treasury classifies it as made up entirely of a rural area.

Population

3,287

Median family income

$47,651

Poverty rate

26.5%

Unemployment

10.8%

Median home value

$187,500

American Community Survey 2020 to 2024 5-year estimates (U.S. Census Bureau).

Why it qualified

Treasury's data shows it qualified on median family income at or below 70% of the area median and a poverty rate of at least 20% (poverty 26.5%, income at 53% of the area median). See how a tract qualifies.

Its poverty rate is the lowest of the 3 designated tracts in Ascension Parish.

Was it a 2018 zone?

About 100% of this tract's land lay in a 2018 Opportunity Zone: 22005031000 (100%). Those designations end December 31, 2028. For 2027 and 2028 the two maps run side by side, and which one matters depends on when the investment is made.

What applies here

A gain invested in a Qualified Opportunity Fund after December 31, 2026 is deferred for up to five years. Held five years, basis rises by 30% if the investment is in a qualified rural opportunity fund, otherwise 10%. Held at least ten years, the investor can elect to exclude appreciation, measured no later than year 30. Because this is a rural zone, an existing building can meet the substantial improvement test with additions above 50% of its basis instead of 100%. See the OZ 2.0 rules and rural zones.

Other designated tracts in Ascension Parish

• Tract 22005030900
• Tract 22005031001

See all Ascension Parish Opportunity Zones, open the tract map, or check an exact address with the lookup. Tract lines follow the 2020 census. Source: CDFI Fund designated tract list.