COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walker vs Grand Rapids
PLACE A
Walker, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Grand Rapids, Ohio
Walker is 596% larger than Grand Rapids. Walker earns more, with a median household income $4,457 higher. Walker has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -4%).
WALKERGRAND RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population6,476931+596% vs Grand Rapids
Population density9821,056−73
Population growth3.8%-4.1%+8.0 pts
Median age30.939.3−8.4
Male48.3%49.9%−1.5 pts
Female51.7%50.1%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.5%Even
White, non-Hispanic82.0%90.1%−8.1 pts
Black9.3%3.9%+5.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.9%5.0%−3.1 pts
Asian3.4%0.2%+3.1 pts
Other3.4%0.7%+2.6 pts
Median household income$80,707$76,250+$4,457
Per capita income$32,006$38,168−$6,162
Poverty rate12.5%12.0%+0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.366+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%27.3%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree4.0%9.9%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate6.8%2.3%+4.4 pts
Labor force participation60.7%69.2%−8.5 pts
Median home value$227,800$173,700+$54,100
Median gross rent$1,028$840+$188
Owner-occupied70.1%65.9%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.6%10.5%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households41.5%35.1%+6.4 pts
Average commute25.727.5−1.7
Worked from home8.6%6.8%+1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.9%2.2%+10.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025