Starks, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

314

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

38.8

11.2% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

44.3%

56.2% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$16,088

1.49% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$150,000

Population & Diversity

Starks, LA is home to a population of 314 people, from which 100% are citizens.

As of 2024, 2.55% of Starks, LA residents were born outside of the country (8 people).

In 2024, there were 29.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (296 people) in Starks, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 10 White (Hispanic) and 8 Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

100%

2024 Citizenship

100%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 100% of Starks, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Starks, LA was 100%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been maintaining.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Starks, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Starks, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
296 ± 194
White (Hispanic)
10 ± 16
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
8 ± 15

3.18%

Hispanic Population

10 people

3.18% of the people in Starks, LA are hispanic (10 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Starks, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

2.55%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

8 people

4.67%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

14 people

As of 2024, 2.55% of Starks, LA residents (8 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Starks, LA was 4.67%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Starks, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

49 ± 72

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Starks, LA.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Starks, LA was $150,000 in 2024, which is 0.451 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $133,900 to $150,000, a 12% increase. The homeownership rate in Starks, LA is 25%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Starks, LA have an average commute time of 46.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Starks, LA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$150,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$113,275

$50

Median Property Taxes

±$51

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Starks, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Starks, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$16,088

Median Household Income

± $1,198

200

Number of Households

± 123

In 2024, the median household income of the 200 households in Starks, LA declined from $16,088 from the previous year's value of $16,331.

The following chart displays the households in Starks, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $15k - $20k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Starks, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Starks, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

46.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Starks, LA have a longer commute time (46.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 14.5% of the workforce in Starks, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Starks, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Starks, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Starks, LA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

44.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Starks, LA (139 out of 314 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 55 - 64, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Starks, LA is White, followed by Hispanic and Black.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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