Starks

Population: 300
Median household income: $16,331
Median home value: $133,900

Starks is a community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, home to 300 residents. At $16,331, its median household income sits below Calcasieu Parish's $67,849.

Between 2019 and 2023, Starks's population held roughly steady from 303 to 300, while its median home value rose 80.2% from $74,300 to $133,900.

100.0% of workers drive to work alone. 8.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 300
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $16,331
Median home value: $133,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 207
Homeownership rate: 39.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

303300

Median household income

$16,691$16,331

Median home value

$74,300$133,900

Median gross rent

$239$235

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	303	—	$74,300	$239
2020	179	$16,691	$9,999	$244
2021	219	$17,000	$72,700	$243
2022	256	$14,858	$139,500	$235
2023	300	$16,331	$133,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 510.0%

5 to 173.7%

18 to 2420.7%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4413.7%

45 to 541.3%

55 to 645.0%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over23.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30	10.0%
5 to 17	11	3.7%
18 to 24	62	20.7%
25 to 34	48	16.0%
35 to 44	41	13.7%
45 to 54	4	1.3%
55 to 64	15	5.0%
65 to 74	19	6.3%
75 and over	70	23.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	282	94.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	14	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.4%

High school graduate40.6%

Some college or associate's15.2%

Bachelor's degree0.0%

Graduate or professional degree14.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	58	29.4%
High school graduate	80	40.6%
Some college or associate's	30	15.2%
Bachelor's degree	0	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	29	14.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 48 min

Drove alone100.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	62	100.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	0	0.0%
15 to 29 min	31	50.0%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	6	9.7%
60+ min	25	40.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.01
Poverty rate: 28.3% (85 of 300)

	Count	Share
Family households	62	41.6%
Nonfamily households	87	58.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	149	72.0%
Vacant	58	28.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	59	39.6%
Renter-occupied	90	60.4%

1-unit, detached8.7%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units28.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other58.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18	8.7%
1-unit, attached	10	4.8%
2 to 4 units	59	28.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	120	58.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2272975
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.43 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.3105, -93.6667