Demographics of Walker town, Louisiana

Walker town, Louisiana had 6,476 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +111 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Walker town, in four figures

6,476
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,390 ±21.; +1.7%
Change since July 2020: +111 people.; 30.9 ±9.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $80,707 ±$22,174
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Walker town, Louisiana's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Walker town, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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The figures

Walker town, Louisiana's population grew 1.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Walker town, Louisiana's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,365	100.0	100.0
2021	6,415	100.8	100.2
2022	6,385	100.3	100.7
2023	6,423	100.9	101.6
2024	6,430	101.0	102.5
2025	6,476	101.7	103.1

Population of Walker town, Louisiana on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,365	—
2021	6,415	+50
2022	6,385	−30
2023	6,423	+38
2024	6,430	+7
2025	6,476	+46

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.9 ±9.1: for men 26.0 ±2.2 and for women 38.8 ±9.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Walker town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under 5	648 ±276	10.1% ±4.3	6.2% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,057 ±316	16.5% ±4.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	751 ±227	11.8% ±3.5	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,484 ±321	23.2% ±5.0	26.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,417 ±330	22.2% ±5.2	24.1% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,033 ±317	16.2% ±5.0	16.7% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $80,707 ±$22,174, and income per person $32,006 ±$4,424, in 2024 dollars. The median is $60,756 ±$408 in Louisiana and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Walker town by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Louisiana	United States
Under $25,000	442 ±197	18.8% ±8.1	22.4% ±0.3	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	416 ±157	17.7% ±6.4	20.2% ±0.3	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	302 ±143	12.9% ±5.9	15.9% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	114 to 364	5.0% to 15.4%	11.7% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	666 ±220	28.4% ±8.8	14.8% ±0.3	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	93 to 371	4.1% to 15.7%	7.3% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11 to 93	0.5% to 3.9%	7.8% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Walker town by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Louisiana	United States
All ages	339 to 1,257	5.3% to 19.8%	18.9% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 611	0.4% to 35.8%	25.4% ±0.5	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	171 to 531	5.3% to 16.0%	17.7% ±0.3	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	70 to 218	10.3% ±4.5	15.2% ±0.3	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Walker town, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Walker town	Louisiana	United States
Housing units	2,514 ±297	2,108,902 ±333	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.4% ±15.6	85.6% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.5% to 10.6%	14.4% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	70.1% ±7.1	67.4% ±0.4	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.9% ±7.8	32.6% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$227,800 ±$31,057	$216,500 ±$1,367	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,028 ±$372	$1,064 ±$8	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1998 ±4	1983 ±1	1980 ±1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Walker town by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Hispanic or Latino	35 to 209	0.5% to 3.3%	7.2% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	5,242 ±564	82.0% ±8.8	55.7% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	108 to 1,080	1.7% to 16.9%	30.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	30 to 400	0.5% to 6.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 20	0% to 0.3%	0.5% ±0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	88 to 346	1.4% to 5.4%	3.8% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Walker town by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Louisiana	United States
Born in the state	5,150 ±287	80.6% ±4.5	77.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,130 ±290	17.7% ±4.5	17.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 32	0% to 0.5%	0.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	18 to 174	0.3% to 2.7%	4.9% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	0 to 45	0% to 0.7%	2.0% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5 to 151	0.1% to 2.4%	2.9% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Walker town among the places of Louisiana

87th of 102 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Louisiana page.

Places of Louisiana near Walker town in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Schriever CDP	6,690 ±683
St. Gabriel city	6,639 ±14
Oakdale city	6,546 ±21
Red Chute CDP	6,526 ±656
Franklin city	6,461 ±30
Walker town	6,390 ±21
Inniswold CDP	6,357 ±1,452
Lacombe CDP	6,310 ±704
Ville Platte city	6,253 ±32
Elmwood CDP	6,077 ±824
Plaquemine city	6,075 ±27

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026