Folsom

Population: 722
Median household income: $46,094
Median home value: $269,600

Folsom is a community in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, home to 722 residents. At $46,094, its median household income sits below St. Tammany Parish's $79,277.

From 2019 to 2023, Folsom's population declined 26.4% from 981 to 722, while its median home value rose 64.7% from $163,700 to $269,600.

The largest age group is 35 to 44, 24.2% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 62.0% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 722
Median age: 45.6 yrs
Median household income: $46,094
Median home value: $269,600
Median gross rent: $579
Housing units: 412
Homeownership rate: 73.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.1%
Unemployment rate: 6.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

981722

Median household income

$44,464$46,094

Median home value

$163,700$269,600

Median gross rent

$922$579

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	981	$44,464	$163,700	$922
2020	841	$53,125	$170,300	$843
2021	719	$45,917	$172,800	$539
2022	705	$41,563	$193,600	—
2023	722	$46,094	$269,600	$579

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

Age distribution

Under 51.4%

5 to 179.6%

18 to 243.3%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4424.2%

45 to 547.2%

55 to 6423.3%

65 to 7410.9%

75 and over10.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	10	1.4%
5 to 17	69	9.6%
18 to 24	24	3.3%
25 to 34	73	10.1%
35 to 44	175	24.2%
45 to 54	52	7.2%
55 to 64	168	23.3%
65 to 74	79	10.9%
75 and over	72	10.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	448	62.0%
Black or African American	119	16.5%
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	20	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	135	18.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.4%

High school graduate31.2%

Some college or associate's24.4%

Bachelor's degree13.1%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	126	20.4%
High school graduate	193	31.2%
Some college or associate's	151	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	81	13.1%
Graduate or professional degree	68	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 38 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.5%

Other means14.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	206	70.8%
Carpooled	19	6.5%
Public transit	2	0.7%
Walked	4	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	19	6.5%
Other means	41	14.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	39	14.3%
15 to 29 min	52	19.1%
30 to 44 min	86	31.6%
45 to 59 min	29	10.7%
60+ min	66	24.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.02
Poverty rate: 10.7% (77 of 722)

	Count	Share
Family households	227	63.6%
Nonfamily households	130	36.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	357	86.7%
Vacant	55	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	264	73.9%
Renter-occupied	93	26.1%

1-unit, detached73.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.4%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other10.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	304	73.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	14	3.4%
5 to 19 units	49	11.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	45	10.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2226140
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.6324, -90.1961