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Walker, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Walker is a Census town of 6,390 people across 6.59 square miles of land, in Livingston Parish. Median household income is $80,707, 70.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 6 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $8.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Walker
What Walker is
- Census place typetown
- Land area6.59 sq mi
- Water area0.03 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land969
- County holding the largest share of its areaLivingston Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How many people live in Walker
- Population6,390
- Median age30.9 plus or minus 9.1
- Population under 181,705 plus or minus 420
- Share under 1826.7 percent plus or minus 6.6
- Population 65 and over1,033 plus or minus 317
- Share 65 and over16.2 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Households2,349
- Family households1,398
- Share of households that are families59.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Income and work in Walker
- Median household income$80,707 plus or minus $22,174
- Per capita income$32,006
- Civilian labor force2,913
- Employed2,716
- Unemployed197 plus or minus 157
- Unemployment rate6.8 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over3,934
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher17.3 percent plus or minus 4.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.0 percent plus or minus 2.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in Walker
- Housing units2,514
- Occupied units2,349
- Vacant units165 plus or minus 103
- Vacancy rate6.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Owner occupied1,646
- Renter occupied703 plus or minus 201
- Ownership rate70.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$227,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,028 plus or minus $372
- Annual rent as a share of median income15.3 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Single family units1,639
- Share single family65.2 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more501 plus or minus 212
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent plus or minus 8.1
- Mobile homes374 plus or minus 164
- Median year structure built1998
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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How Walker gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,467
- Commuting under 15 minutes585 plus or minus 275
- Share commuting under 15 minutes23.7 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,059 plus or minus 272
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more42.9 percent plus or minus 9.5
- Drove alone85.3 percent
- Carpooled6.0 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.6 percent plus or minus 4.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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SBA loans in Walker (7(a))
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$8,139,800
- Average approval$1,356,633
- Median approval$550,200
- Largest approval$3,835,000
- Jobs supported81
- Jobs per approval13.5
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term270 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more66.7 percent
- Share to franchises16.7 percent
- Distinct lenders6
- Distinct industries by NAICS6
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walker, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
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Flood risk in Walker
- NFIP communityCity of Walker
- NFIP community number220121
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 7
- Currently effective map date04/03/12
The City of Walker participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220121 and carries Community Rating System class 7, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Livingston Parish, not Walker
Livingston Parish context, not Walker figures
- Establishments in Livingston Parish2,104
- Covered employment, Livingston Parish31,123
- Average annual pay, Livingston Parish$46,193
- Housing units permitted, Livingston Parish634
Every figure in this section is published for Livingston Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Walker.
All Livingston Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Walker questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Walker, Louisiana?
6,390, in 2,349 households. Walker town covers 6.59 square miles of land, which is 969 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Walker in?
Livingston Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Walker?
$80,707. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $227,800. Median gross rent is $1,028 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Walker businesses?
6 7(a) approvals totaling $8.1 m since FY2020, across 6 lenders, median approval $550,200. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Walker, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Walker borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Walker. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Walker in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Walker appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Walker, city of, community 220121, carrying Community Rating System class 7, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Walker figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Livingston Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Walker.
Is zoning published for Walker?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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