Walker is a somewhat small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 6,388 people and six associated neighborhoods, Walker is the 73rd largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Walker, 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 Walker, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Walker’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Walker does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $86,446.00. Walker real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Walker house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Walker is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Walker is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Walker who work in sales jobs (13.75%), office and administrative support (11.62%), and management occupations (11.48%). Also of interest is that Walker has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Being a small town, Walker does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Walker are slightly better educated than the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns, with 21.24% of adults in Walker having a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Walker in 2022 was $36,555, which is wealthy relative to Louisiana, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $146,220 for a family of four. However, Walker contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Walker is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Walker home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Walker residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Walker include French, German, English, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Walker is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Chinese.
