Wallace

In St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.

Population: 1,383
Median household income: $98,750
Median home value: $206,900

Wallace is a community in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, home to 1,383 residents. Its median household income of $98,750 runs above the St. John the Baptist Parish figure of $67,418.

Between 2019 and 2023, Wallace's population grew 9.5% from 1,263 to 1,383, while its median home value rose 22.2% from $169,300 to $206,900.

The typical home was built around 1990. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,383
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $98,750
Median home value: $206,900
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 457
Homeownership rate: 76.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2631,383

Median household income

$62,083$98,750

Median home value

$169,300$206,900

Median gross rent

$1,045$666

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,263	$62,083	$169,300	$1,045
2020	1,240	$77,656	$206,400	$625
2021	1,201	$63,454	$183,800	$620
2022	1,485	$71,900	$209,800	$666
2023	1,383	$98,750	$206,900	—

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1719.5%

18 to 2416.5%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4416.0%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 648.2%

65 to 742.2%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60	4.3%
5 to 17	270	19.5%
18 to 24	228	16.5%
25 to 34	187	13.5%
35 to 44	221	16.0%
45 to 54	198	14.3%
55 to 64	113	8.2%
65 to 74	30	2.2%
75 and over	76	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9	0.7%
Black or African American	1,271	91.9%
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)	103	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.8%

High school graduate21.6%

Some college or associate's38.5%

Bachelor's degree23.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	73	8.8%
High school graduate	178	21.6%
Some college or associate's	318	38.5%
Bachelor's degree	194	23.5%
Graduate or professional degree	62	7.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 32 min

Drove alone92.9%

Carpooled3.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	715	92.9%
Carpooled	27	3.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	28	3.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	42	5.7%
15 to 29 min	126	17.0%
30 to 44 min	410	55.3%
45 to 59 min	164	22.1%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.03
Poverty rate: 6.1% (85 of 1,383)

	Count	Share
Family households	340	74.4%
Nonfamily households	117	25.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	457	100.0%
Vacant	0	0.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	350	76.6%
Renter-occupied	107	23.4%

1-unit, detached72.4%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other26.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	331	72.4%
1-unit, attached	5	1.1%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	121	26.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2279275
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.45 sq mi
Water area: 1.25 sq mi
Center point: 30.0246, -90.6590