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Population (year 2000): 4,801. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,751 (+19.8% change)
Males: 2,375 (49.5%), Females: 2,426 (50.5%)
Zip code:
70785
Median resident age: 31.5 years
Median household income: $38,298 (year 2000)
Median house value: $96,100 (year 2000)
Races in Walker:
- White Non-Hispanic (85.4%)
- Black (12.4%)
- Hispanic (1.2%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
Ancestries: Irish (17.9%), United States
(16.8%), English (11.3%), French (11.0%), German (7.6%), Italian
(6.3%).
Land area: 5.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Walker
- High school or higher: 79.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 32.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Walker town
- Never married: 20.1%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 6.0%
- Divorced: 12.0%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +940 (+24.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Walker:
- DIXON MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; DENHAM SPRINGS,
LA)
- SUMMIT HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA)
- WOMANS HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Walker:
- BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN, RYAN FIELD (about 19
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; ID: BTR)
- LOUIS ARMSTRONG NEW ORLEANS INTL (about 55 miles;
NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: MSY)
- LAKEFRONT (about 67 miles; NEW ORLEANS, LA; ID: NEW)
Other public-use airports nearest to Walker:
- LOUISIANA REGIONAL (about 23 miles; GONZALES, LA;
ID: L38)
- HAMMOND MUNI (about 31 miles; HAMMOND, LA; ID: HDC)
- ST JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH (about 35 miles; RESERVE,
LA; ID: 1L0)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Walker:
- SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A & M COLLEGE (about 24
miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,399)
- LOUISIANA STATE UNIV & AG & MECH & HEBERT LAWS CTR
(about 24 miles; BATON ROUGE, LA; FT enrollment: 28,696)
- SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles;
HAMMOND, LA; FT enrollment: 12,549)
- NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 48 miles;
THIBODAUX, LA; FT enrollment: 6,244)
- TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 64 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 10,230)
- LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS (about 64 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 4,399)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS (about 64 miles; NEW
ORLEANS, LA; FT enrollment: 12,442)
Public high school in Walker:
- WALKER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,161;
Location: 12646 BURGESS AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Walker:
- SOUTH WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
686; Location: 13745 MILTON LANE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WESTSIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 633;
Location: 12615 BURGESS AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LEVI MILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 624;
Location: 31450 WALKER NORTH ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 530;
Location: 13327 WILDCAT DRIVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- WALKER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 433;
Location: 13443 BURGESS AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- NORTH CORBIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
374; Location: 32645 NORTH CORBIN ROAD; Grades: KG - 05)
- PINE RIDGE SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location:
30228 TRAVIS STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
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