Folsom is a tiny village located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 793 people and two associated neighborhoods, Folsom is the 260th largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Folsom, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Folsom, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Folsom’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Folsom does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $41,563.00. Folsom real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Folsom house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Folsom is a blue-collar town, with 40.59% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, Folsom is a village of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Folsom who work in office and administrative support (12.87%), maintenance occupations (11.55%), and healthcare suport services (6.27%). The village is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Folsom has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Folsom a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. In Folsom, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 34.78 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. The citizens of Folsom are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 24.73% of adults in Folsom having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Folsom in 2022 was $25,142, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,568 for a family of four. However, Folsom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Folsom is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Folsom home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Folsom residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Folsom also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.43% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Folsom include German, Irish, French, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Folsom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
