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.

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 population of Walker overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Walker, 21.24% have at least a bachelor's 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.