French Settlement vs Walker

A side-by-side comparison of French Settlement and Walker: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Walker has the higher population (6,385 vs 1,099 in French Settlement). Walker has the higher median household income ($84,912 vs $71,250 in French Settlement). Walker has the higher median home value ($221,500 vs $192,100 in French Settlement).

Population, income & housing

	French Settlement	Walker
Population	1,099	6,385
Median age	33.6 yrs	32.2 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$84,912
Median home value	$192,100	$221,500
Median gross rent	$1,250	$1,114
Housing units	407	2,498
Homeownership rate	89.9%	77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	22.6%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	French Settlement	Walker
Population	934 → 1,099 (+17.7%)	6,261 → 6,385 (+2.0%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $71,250 (-2.6%)	$60,485 → $84,912 (+40.4%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $192,100 (+23.5%)	$166,500 → $221,500 (+33.0%)
Median gross rent	$912 → $1,250 (+37.1%)	$809 → $1,114 (+37.7%)

French Settlement

Population

9341,099

Median household income

$73,125$71,250

Median home value

$155,600$192,100

Median gross rent

$912$1,250

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)

	French Settlement	Walker
Under 5	10.2%	9.8%
5 to 17	17.6%	18.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	7.5%
25 to 34	15.5%	16.5%
35 to 44	12.9%	11.1%
45 to 54	8.7%	12.2%
55 to 64	18.0%	9.7%
65 to 74	5.4%	9.2%
75 and over	2.6%	5.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	French Settlement	Walker
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	82.3%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.6%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	French Settlement	Walker
No high school diploma	9.2%	6.4%
High school graduate	36.2%	43.3%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	French Settlement	Walker
Drove alone	94.0%	88.7%
Carpooled	1.3%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	7.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	French Settlement	Walker
1-unit, detached	74.9%	73.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.8%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.9%
Mobile home & other	25.1%	12.2%

Poverty & households

	French Settlement	Walker
Poverty rate	19.5%	11.9%
Average household size	3.07	2.88
Mean commute (minutes)	39	24
Median year structure built	2001	1999