Start

Population: 941
Median household income: $67,673
Median home value: $134,600

Start is a community in Richland Parish, Louisiana, home to 941 residents. Its median household income of $67,673 runs above the Richland Parish figure of $52,960.

From 2019 to 2023, Start's population declined 11.8% from 1,067 to 941, while its median home value rose 35.4% from $99,400 to $134,600.

71.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1976.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 941
Median age: 50.1 yrs
Median household income: $67,673
Median home value: $134,600
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 441
Homeownership rate: 68.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,067941

Median household income

$30,573$67,673

Median home value

$99,400$134,600

Median gross rent

$601$682

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,067	$30,573	$99,400	$601
2020	964	$53,214	$96,900	$620
2021	1,089	—	$108,000	—
2022	924	—	$134,800	$682
2023	941	$67,673	$134,600	—

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

Age distribution

Under 51.3%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 345.8%

35 to 446.2%

45 to 5424.2%

55 to 6419.9%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over10.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	12	1.3%
5 to 17	136	14.5%
18 to 24	112	11.9%
25 to 34	55	5.8%
35 to 44	58	6.2%
45 to 54	228	24.2%
55 to 64	187	19.9%
65 to 74	52	5.5%
75 and over	101	10.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	822	87.4%
Black or African American	68	7.2%
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	45	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.2%

High school graduate20.6%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree24.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	151	22.2%
High school graduate	140	20.6%
Some college or associate's	198	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	167	24.5%
Graduate or professional degree	25	3.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone80.4%

Carpooled3.8%

Public transit8.9%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	316	80.4%
Carpooled	15	3.8%
Public transit	35	8.9%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	27	6.9%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	108	29.5%
15 to 29 min	92	25.1%
30 to 44 min	99	27.0%
45 to 59 min	10	2.7%
60+ min	57	15.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 17.5% (165 of 941)

	Count	Share
Family households	324	73.5%
Nonfamily households	117	26.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	441	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	304	68.9%
Renter-occupied	137	31.1%

1-unit, detached71.4%

1-unit, attached7.5%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other15.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	315	71.4%
1-unit, attached	33	7.5%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	26	5.9%
Mobile home & other	67	15.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2273010
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.52 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 32.4917, -91.8678