Parks

Population: 838
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $162,500

Parks is a community in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, home to 838 residents. At $66,250, its median household income sits above St. Martin Parish's $53,394.

Between 2019 and 2023, Parks's population grew 24.7% from 672 to 838, while its median home value rose 64.3% from $98,900 to $162,500.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 27.0% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 52.3% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 838
Median age: 34.1 yrs
Median household income: $66,250
Median home value: $162,500
Median gross rent: $518
Housing units: 272
Homeownership rate: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

672838

Median household income

$45,568$66,250

Median home value

$98,900$162,500

Median gross rent

$475$518

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	672	$45,568	$98,900	—
2020	882	$46,964	$113,800	—
2021	791	$49,750	$114,500	$475
2022	798	$54,861	$135,000	—
2023	838	$66,250	$162,500	$518

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1727.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3416.6%

35 to 449.8%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 649.2%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over6.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	23	2.7%
5 to 17	226	27.0%
18 to 24	58	6.9%
25 to 34	139	16.6%
35 to 44	82	9.8%
45 to 54	115	13.7%
55 to 64	77	9.2%
65 to 74	64	7.6%
75 and over	54	6.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	438	52.3%
Black or African American	363	43.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	8	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	19	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	10	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.0%

High school graduate45.2%

Some college or associate's27.5%

Bachelor's degree19.0%

Graduate or professional degree2.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	32	6.0%
High school graduate	240	45.2%
Some college or associate's	146	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	101	19.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12	2.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.3%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means3.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	307	84.3%
Carpooled	21	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	22	6.0%
Other means	14	3.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	136	39.8%
15 to 29 min	100	29.2%
30 to 44 min	70	20.5%
45 to 59 min	24	7.0%
60+ min	12	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.48
Poverty rate: 13.3% (111 of 837)

	Count	Share
Family households	193	80.1%
Nonfamily households	48	19.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	241	88.6%
Vacant	31	11.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	211	87.6%
Renter-occupied	30	12.4%

1-unit, detached64.7%

1-unit, attached0.4%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units1.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other29.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	176	64.7%
1-unit, attached	1	0.4%
2 to 4 units	11	4.0%
5 to 19 units	5	1.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	79	29.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2259165
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.85 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 30.2178, -91.8276