Tallulah

Population: 6,124
Median household income: $32,624
Median home value: $83,900

Tallulah is a community in Madison Parish, Louisiana, home to 6,124 residents. At $32,624, its median household income sits below Madison Parish's $37,267.

Between 2019 and 2023, Tallulah's population declined 10.6% from 6,851 to 6,124, while its median home value rose 13.5% from $73,900 to $83,900.

82.1% of workers drive to work alone. 72.1% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,124
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $32,624
Median home value: $83,900
Median gross rent: $602
Housing units: 2,700
Homeownership rate: 42.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,8516,124

Median household income

$26,351$32,624

Median home value

$73,900$83,900

Median gross rent

$604$602

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,851	$26,351	$73,900	$604
2020	6,722	$28,354	$74,600	$603
2021	6,357	$30,409	$72,200	$621
2022	6,290	$31,070	$81,400	$594
2023	6,124	$32,624	$83,900	$602

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

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1720.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3416.9%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 5410.3%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	531	8.7%
5 to 17	1,232	20.1%
18 to 24	541	8.8%
25 to 34	1,038	16.9%
35 to 44	632	10.3%
45 to 54	632	10.3%
55 to 64	671	11.0%
65 to 74	552	9.0%
75 and over	295	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	811	13.2%
Black or African American	5,150	84.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	75	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	78	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.7%

High school graduate33.6%

Some college or associate's30.7%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	906	23.7%
High school graduate	1,283	33.6%
Some college or associate's	1,174	30.7%
Bachelor's degree	359	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	98	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone82.1%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means5.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,429	82.1%
Carpooled	173	9.9%
Public transit	2	0.1%
Walked	6	0.3%
Bicycle	11	0.6%
Worked from home	31	1.8%
Other means	89	5.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,133	66.3%
15 to 29 min	315	18.4%
30 to 44 min	125	7.3%
45 to 59 min	78	4.6%
60+ min	59	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 45.3% (2,450 of 5,411)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,201	62.3%
Nonfamily households	728	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,929	71.4%
Vacant	771	28.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	820	42.5%
Renter-occupied	1,109	57.5%

1-unit, detached72.1%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units6.4%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,947	72.1%
1-unit, attached	42	1.6%
2 to 4 units	263	9.7%
5 to 19 units	173	6.4%
20 or more units	135	5.0%
Mobile home & other	140	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2274690
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 2.78 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.4067, -91.1917