Wallace Ridge

Population: 660
Median household income: $61,136
Median home value: $159,400

Wallace Ridge is a community in Catahoula Parish, Louisiana, home to 660 residents. At $61,136, its median household income sits above Catahoula Parish's $47,753.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wallace Ridge's population declined 29.5% from 936 to 660, while its median home value rose 21.4% from $131,300 to $159,400.

Households average 2.56 people. 17.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 660
Median age: 29.3 yrs
Median household income: $61,136
Median home value: $159,400
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 292
Homeownership rate: 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

936660

Median household income

$73,824$61,136

Median home value

$131,300$159,400

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	936	$73,824	$131,300
2020	951	$80,278	$137,800
2021	1,004	$78,036	$129,300
2022	747	$77,250	$150,600
2023	660	$61,136	$159,400

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

Age distribution

Under 512.9%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over3.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	85	12.9%
5 to 17	144	21.8%
18 to 24	32	4.8%
25 to 34	92	13.9%
35 to 44	69	10.5%
45 to 54	91	13.8%
55 to 64	55	8.3%
65 to 74	72	10.9%
75 and over	20	3.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	453	68.6%
Black or African American	207	31.4%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.3%

High school graduate56.4%

Some college or associate's21.8%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	17	4.3%
High school graduate	225	56.4%
Some college or associate's	87	21.8%
Bachelor's degree	70	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled23.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	236	73.3%
Carpooled	75	23.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	3.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	119	38.3%
15 to 29 min	18	5.8%
30 to 44 min	156	50.2%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	18	5.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.56
Poverty rate: 26.4% (174 of 660)

	Count	Share
Family households	205	79.5%
Nonfamily households	53	20.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	258	88.4%
Vacant	34	11.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	195	75.6%
Renter-occupied	63	24.4%

1-unit, detached68.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other31.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	201	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	91	31.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2279310
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 7 sq mi
Water area: 0.46 sq mi
Center point: 31.6841, -91.8287