Fort Polk South

Population: 8,056
Median household income: $62,790

Located in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, Fort Polk South is a community with a population of 8,056. At $62,790, its median household income sits above Vernon Parish's $58,281.

From 2019 to 2023, Fort Polk South's population declined 11.0% from 9,048 to 8,056, while its median household income rose 24.9% from $50,286 to $62,790.

28.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 0.0% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,056
Median age: 22.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,790
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $1,175
Housing units: 2,514
Homeownership rate: 0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,0488,056

Median household income

$50,286$62,790

Median gross rent

$1,152$1,175

Year	Population	Median household income	Median gross rent
2019	9,048	$50,286	$1,152
2020	8,823	$50,878	$1,019
2021	9,248	$56,310	$1,100
2022	8,327	$58,077	$1,141
2023	8,056	$62,790	$1,175

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

Age distribution

Under 512.6%

5 to 1721.2%

18 to 2422.8%

25 to 3424.0%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 542.1%

55 to 640.8%

65 to 740.7%

75 and over0.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,017	12.6%
5 to 17	1,711	21.2%
18 to 24	1,839	22.8%
25 to 34	1,931	24.0%
35 to 44	1,251	15.5%
45 to 54	167	2.1%
55 to 64	61	0.8%
65 to 74	53	0.7%
75 and over	26	0.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,108	51.0%
Black or African American	1,493	18.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.2%
Asian	218	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	83	1.0%
Some other race	55	0.7%
Two or more races	496	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,586	19.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.2%

High school graduate21.1%

Some college or associate's46.0%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	146	4.2%
High school graduate	735	21.1%
Some college or associate's	1,605	46.0%
Bachelor's degree	672	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	331	9.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 11 min

Drove alone64.0%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked11.7%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home14.6%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,727	64.0%
Carpooled	347	8.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	498	11.7%
Bicycle	19	0.4%
Worked from home	621	14.6%
Other means	52	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,687	73.8%
15 to 29 min	775	21.3%
30 to 44 min	81	2.2%
45 to 59 min	10	0.3%
60+ min	90	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.04
Poverty rate: 18.0% (1,214 of 6,750)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,762	79.4%
Nonfamily households	457	20.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,219	88.3%
Vacant	295	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	0	0.0%
Renter-occupied	2,219	100.0%

1-unit, detached8.1%

1-unit, attached23.1%

2 to 4 units65.8%

5 to 19 units1.2%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other1.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	203	8.1%
1-unit, attached	580	23.1%
2 to 4 units	1,654	65.8%
5 to 19 units	29	1.2%
20 or more units	12	0.5%
Mobile home & other	36	1.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2226757
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 6.14 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 31.0542, -93.2167