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. Walker has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Walker, where the median household income is $86,446.00.

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.

Walker is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

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 2018 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.