Walker vs Watson

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

Walker and Watson 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 1,503 in Watson). Watson has the higher median household income ($147,500 vs $84,912 in Walker). Watson has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $221,500 in Walker).

Population, income & housing

	Walker	Watson
Population	6,385	1,503
Median age	32.2 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$84,912	$147,500
Median home value	$221,500	$245,000
Median gross rent	$1,114	—
Housing units	2,498	513
Homeownership rate	77.0%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.6%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	4.5%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Walker	Watson
Population	6,261 → 6,385 (+2.0%)	1,252 → 1,503 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$60,485 → $84,912 (+40.4%)	$92,300 → $147,500 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$166,500 → $221,500 (+33.0%)	$190,500 → $245,000 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$809 → $1,114 (+37.7%)	—

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

Watson

Population

1,2521,503

Median household income

$92,300$147,500

Median home value

$190,500$245,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Walker	Watson
Under 5	9.8%	6.1%
5 to 17	18.6%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.5%	14.5%
25 to 34	16.5%	6.0%
35 to 44	11.1%	7.3%
45 to 54	12.2%	25.4%
55 to 64	9.7%	9.4%
65 to 74	9.2%	8.6%
75 and over	5.5%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Walker	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	82.3%	84.4%
Black or African American	9.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.7%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Walker	Watson
No high school diploma	6.4%	11.1%
High school graduate	43.3%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	27.7%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	17.8%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.8%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Walker	Watson
Drove alone	88.7%	83.1%
Carpooled	3.5%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.8%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Walker	Watson
1-unit, detached	73.5%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.9%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.2%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Walker	Watson
Poverty rate	11.9%	17.0%
Average household size	2.88	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	24	31
Median year structure built	1999	1998