Wisner

Population: 1,020
Median household income: $34,145
Median home value: $125,000

Wisner, a community in Franklin Parish, Louisiana, has 1,020 residents. At $34,145, its median household income sits below Franklin Parish's $44,103.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wisner's population grew 24.4% from 820 to 1,020, while its median home value rose 29.0% from $96,900 to $125,000.

15.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 66.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,020
Median age: 45.9 yrs
Median household income: $34,145
Median home value: $125,000
Median gross rent: $670
Housing units: 448
Homeownership rate: 66.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 11.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8201,020

Median household income

$23,194$34,145

Median home value

$96,900$125,000

Median gross rent

$420$670

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	820	$23,194	$96,900	$420
2020	985	$25,605	$102,100	$496
2021	892	$26,176	$100,000	$600
2022	886	$28,664	$109,900	$611
2023	1,020	$34,145	$125,000	$670

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1721.4%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 347.9%

35 to 446.1%

45 to 5415.8%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over8.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	64	6.3%
5 to 17	218	21.4%
18 to 24	56	5.5%
25 to 34	81	7.9%
35 to 44	62	6.1%
45 to 54	161	15.8%
55 to 64	156	15.3%
65 to 74	133	13.0%
75 and over	89	8.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	530	52.0%
Black or African American	482	47.3%
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	8	0.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.1%

High school graduate40.3%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree7.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	110	16.1%
High school graduate	275	40.3%
Some college or associate's	189	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	53	7.8%
Graduate or professional degree	55	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone92.4%

Carpooled2.2%

Public transit3.6%

Walked1.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	254	92.4%
Carpooled	6	2.2%
Public transit	10	3.6%
Walked	5	1.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	100	36.4%
15 to 29 min	121	44.0%
30 to 44 min	20	7.3%
45 to 59 min	11	4.0%
60+ min	23	8.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 37.8% (350 of 927)

	Count	Share
Family households	249	70.9%
Nonfamily households	102	29.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	351	78.3%
Vacant	97	21.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	232	66.1%
Renter-occupied	119	33.9%

1-unit, detached76.1%

1-unit, attached5.8%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units5.8%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	341	76.1%
1-unit, attached	26	5.8%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	26	5.8%
20 or more units	6	1.3%
Mobile home & other	49	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2282565
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 0.8 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.9804, -91.6551