Parks is a city of 963 people in Louisiana. The population has more than doubled since 2000, adding 430 people. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 21% of adults. That is roughly 42% ahead of the Louisiana median. This skews young, with a median age of 33.9.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $86,458, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 33.9
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Parks
What changed most since 1990
Median household income (2024 dollars)$28,801 → $86,458(+200%)US over the same years: +14%
Population383 → 963(+151%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate29.8% → 8.6%(−21.1 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)8.1%(3)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)5.4%(2)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era37.8%(14)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War13.5%(5)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 37 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Parks, decade by decade
Parks population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
383
$28,801
$75,122
5.8%
64.4
2000
533
$61,860
$114,946
5.7%
64.2
2010
653
$54,223
$121,847
13.5%
63.7
2020
640
$56,922
$137,930
28.4%
62.8
2024
963
$86,458
$152,600
20.7%
64.3
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
