Belcher

Population: 261
Median household income: $80,500
Median home value: $170,300

Belcher, a community in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, has 261 residents. The median household income of $80,500 is above the Caddo Parish median ($50,067).

From 2019 to 2023, Belcher's population declined 6.1% from 278 to 261, while its median home value rose 23.9% from $137,500 to $170,300.

25.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 81.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 261
Median age: 41.8 yrs
Median household income: $80,500
Median home value: $170,300
Median gross rent: $1,078
Housing units: 104
Homeownership rate: 81.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.8%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

278261

Median household income

$41,071$80,500

Median home value

$137,500$170,300

Median gross rent

$763$1,078

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	278	$41,071	$137,500	$763
2020	296	$39,327	$129,200	$850
2021	290	$44,792	$128,600	$942
2022	292	$79,688	$154,700	$983
2023	261	$80,500	$170,300	$1,078

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 6416.5%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over14.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	18	6.9%
5 to 17	48	18.4%
18 to 24	13	5.0%
25 to 34	27	10.3%
35 to 44	30	11.5%
45 to 54	21	8.0%
55 to 64	43	16.5%
65 to 74	23	8.8%
75 and over	38	14.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	214	82.0%
Black or African American	38	14.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2	0.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.4%

High school graduate30.2%

Some college or associate's39.6%

Bachelor's degree18.1%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8	4.4%
High school graduate	55	30.2%
Some college or associate's	72	39.6%
Bachelor's degree	33	18.1%
Graduate or professional degree	14	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled5.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	92	86.8%
Carpooled	6	5.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	2	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	3.8%
Other means	2	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	19	18.6%
15 to 29 min	45	44.1%
30 to 44 min	15	14.7%
45 to 59 min	16	15.7%
60+ min	7	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 10.5% (27 of 257)

	Count	Share
Family households	65	63.7%
Nonfamily households	37	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1971

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	102	98.1%
Vacant	2	1.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	83	81.4%
Renter-occupied	19	18.6%

1-unit, detached69.2%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other27.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	72	69.2%
1-unit, attached	3	2.9%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	29	27.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2205945
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.57 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.7522, -93.8372