Walker

Population: 6,385
Median household income: $84,912
Median home value: $221,500

Walker is a community in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, home to 6,385 residents. At $84,912, its median household income sits above Livingston Parish's $78,617.

Between 2019 and 2023, Walker's population grew 2.0% from 6,261 to 6,385, while its median home value rose 33.0% from $166,500 to $221,500.

The typical home was built around 1999. 11.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,385
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $84,912
Median home value: $221,500
Median gross rent: $1,114
Housing units: 2,498
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,2616,385

Median household income

$60,485$84,912

Median home value

$166,500$221,500

Median gross rent

$809$1,114

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,261	$60,485	$166,500	$809
2020	6,278	$73,115	$165,800	$1,108
2021	6,322	$80,521	$170,200	$1,125
2022	6,359	$86,446	$189,600	$1,259
2023	6,385	$84,912	$221,500	$1,114

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

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 749.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	626	9.8%
5 to 17	1,189	18.6%
18 to 24	478	7.5%
25 to 34	1,051	16.5%
35 to 44	708	11.1%
45 to 54	778	12.2%
55 to 64	618	9.7%
65 to 74	586	9.2%
75 and over	351	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,253	82.3%
Black or African American	608	9.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	367	5.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	43	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	114	1.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.4%

High school graduate43.3%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree17.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	262	6.4%
High school graduate	1,771	43.3%
Some college or associate's	1,135	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	729	17.8%
Graduate or professional degree	195	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone88.7%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,436	88.7%
Carpooled	96	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	214	7.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	769	30.4%
15 to 29 min	718	28.4%
30 to 44 min	637	25.2%
45 to 59 min	337	13.3%
60+ min	71	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.88
Poverty rate: 11.9% (756 of 6,354)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,382	62.3%
Nonfamily households	836	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,218	88.8%
Vacant	280	11.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,708	77.0%
Renter-occupied	510	23.0%

1-unit, detached73.5%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units2.9%

Mobile home & other12.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,836	73.5%
1-unit, attached	20	0.8%
2 to 4 units	159	6.4%
5 to 19 units	104	4.2%
20 or more units	73	2.9%
Mobile home & other	306	12.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2279240
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 6.59 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 30.4864, -90.8656