Denham Springs vs Walker

A side-by-side comparison of Denham Springs and Walker: population, income, housing, and more.

Denham Springs and Walker are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Denham Springs has the higher population (9,362 vs 6,385 in Walker). Walker has the higher median household income ($84,912 vs $77,418 in Denham Springs). Walker has the higher median home value ($221,500 vs $188,700 in Denham Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Denham Springs	Walker
Population	9,362	6,385
Median age	44.1 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$77,418	$84,912
Median home value	$188,700	$221,500
Median gross rent	$950	$1,114
Housing units	4,529	2,498
Homeownership rate	72.5%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denham Springs	Walker
Population	9,937 → 9,362 (-5.8%)	6,261 → 6,385 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$53,435 → $77,418 (+44.9%)	$60,485 → $84,912 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$161,600 → $188,700 (+16.8%)	$166,500 → $221,500 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $950 (+11.4%)	$809 → $1,114 (+37.7%)

Denham Springs

Population

9,9379,362

Median household income

$53,435$77,418

Median home value

$161,600$188,700

Median gross rent

$853$950

Walker

Population

6,2616,385

Median household income

$60,485$84,912

Median home value

$166,500$221,500

Median gross rent

$809$1,114

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Denham Springs	Walker
Under 5	4.1%	9.8%
5 to 17	14.6%	18.6%
18 to 24	6.0%	7.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	16.5%
35 to 44	13.5%	11.1%
45 to 54	9.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.7%
65 to 74	15.1%	9.2%
75 and over	12.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denham Springs	Walker
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	82.3%
Black or African American	11.7%	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denham Springs	Walker
No high school diploma	6.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	38.1%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denham Springs	Walker
Drove alone	81.4%	88.7%
Carpooled	9.4%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denham Springs	Walker
1-unit, detached	80.5%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	4.2%
20 or more units	7.6%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	Denham Springs	Walker
Poverty rate	5.8%	11.9%
Average household size	2.22	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	25	24
Median year structure built	1979	1999