Population 48 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Wall Lake
Household size in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.87 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.68 | 2.64 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.81 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.88 | 2.59 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.01 | −0.07 | −0.03 |
Households in Wall Lake average 2.88 people, above the national 2.65, so families with children are more common here.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 30.5 | 36.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 42.3 | 37.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 34.0 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 36.7 | 39.0 | 40.1 |
| Change | +6.1 | +2.2 | +2.3 |
The median resident of Wall Lake is 36.7 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. The median age has climbed from 30.5 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.3% | 14.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 6.6% | 15.1% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 14.1% | 14.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.7% | 15.2% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.3 pts | +0.5 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head nearly one in six households in Wall Lake (15.7%), well above the national share of 11.6%. Louisiana as a whole looks much the same.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Wall Lake
Renters in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 34.8% | 31.8% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 30.1% | 33.7% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 30.8% | 34.4% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 29.7% | 32.6% | 34.8% |
| Change | −5.1 pts | +0.9 pts | +1.5 pts |
Most households in Wall Lake own their homes; 29.7% rent, a little below the national share of 34.8%. The picture is much the same across Louisiana. About four in ten owners (41.2%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.5% | 13.9% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.2% | 13.1% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 13.8% | 15.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 9.2% | 14.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | −5.3 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
About as many homes sit empty in Wall Lake as nationally: 9.2%, against 9.6%. The rate is lower than in Louisiana as a whole (14.4%).
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1990 | 1977 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1999 | 1979 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1999 | 1981 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 2002 | 1984 | 1980 |
| Change | +13 | +7 | +6 |
Wall Lake has newer housing than the country as a whole: the median home was built in 2002, versus 1980 nationally.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $626 | $755 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $896 | $831 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,058 | $920 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,335 | $1,122 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$708 | +$366 | +$606 |
Rent in Wall Lake runs $1,335 a month at the median, utilities included, below the U.S. median of $1,571. Even so, rents here are higher than in Louisiana overall ($1,122). Rent takes 16.9% of the typical renter's income, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Wall Lake
Bachelor's degrees in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 37.2% | 22.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 29.6% | 22.8% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 40.4% | 24.5% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 44.8% | 27.5% | 35.6% |
| Change | +7.6 pts | +5.5 pts | +7.2 pts |
College degrees are more common in Wall Lake than nationally: 44.8% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's or higher, against 35.6%.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 89.3% | 81.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 91.8% | 83.3% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 95.8% | 85.4% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.4% | 87.2% | 89.3% |
| Change | +8.1 pts | +5.5 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Wall Lake: 97.4% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Wall Lake
| Period | Wall Lake | Louisiana | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.0% | 7.9% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.0% | 8.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.7% | 6.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 2.3% | 6.5% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.7 pts | −1.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Wall Lake has been low: just 2.3% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Wall Lake compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall Lake | 2.88 | 36.7 | 15.7% | 29.7% | 9.2% | 2002 | $1,335 | 44.8% | 97.4% | 2.3% |
| Sterlington | 2.64 | 41.1 | 17.3% | 24.0% | 7.7% | 1994 | $1,215 | 24.1% | 91.1% | 5.5% |
| Rocky Branch | 2.39 | 53.2 | 4.3% | 11.5% | 21.2% | 1982 | $829 | 19.4% | 94.2% | 4.9% |
| Spencer | 2.87 | 39.1 | 9.2% | 15.6% | 6.5% | 1994 | $828 | 5.5% | 82.9% | 2.9% |
| Fowler | 2.64 | 40.6 | 15.2% | 19.6% | 11.0% | 2006 | $1,439 | 37.2% | 98.7% | 4.9% |
| North Monroe | 2.29 | 36.4 | 9.6% | 22.9% | 10.7% | 1985 | $1,033 | 43.3% | 96.4% | 1.7% |
| Claiborne | 2.60 | 38.0 | 8.6% | 29.5% | 7.7% | 1993 | $1,138 | 35.1% | 95.1% | 2.6% |
| Point | 2.90 | 39.1 | 3.7% | 19.2% | 24.9% | 1992 | $1,025 | 13.1% | 91.5% | 9.8% |
| Monroe | 2.52 | 35.8 | 19.3% | 46.8% | 14.9% | 1978 | $1,060 | 32.1% | 88.7% | 9.0% |
| Willhite | 2.32 | 53.3 | 3.5% | 25.6% | 14.3% | 1987 | $1,021 | 16.2% | 84.2% | 1.3% |
| Eureka | 2.97 | 46.4 | 3.2% | 15.2% | 10.0% | 1996 | $1,099 | 18.5% | 93.5% | 5.3% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Wall Lake. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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