Moving to Clarks, Louisiana

Population: 1,071. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,060 (-1.0% change)
Males: 715 (66.8%), Females: 356 (33.2%)

Caldwell County

Zip code: 71415

Demographics

Median resident age: 31.4 years
Median household income: $19,583
Median house value: $27,300

Population by Race

Races in Clarks:

  • White Non-Hispanic (48.1%)
  • Black (47.9%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • American Indian (1.7%)
  • Other race (1.4%)
  • Two or more races (0.7%)

Ancestries: United States (21.4%), Subsaharan African (7.9%), Irish (4.0%), English (2.5%), German (1.2%), Scotch-Irish (1.2%).

Elevation: 133 feet

Land area: 1.0 square miles

Map of Clarks, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Clarks

  • High school or higher: 52.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.3%
  • Unemployed: 6.5%
  • Mean travel time to work: 34.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Clarks village

  • Never married: 36.2%
  • Now married: 46.9%
  • Separated: 3.5%
  • Widowed: 7.3%
  • Divorced: 6.0%

1.2% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +422 (+65.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Clarks:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Clarks:

  • MONROE REGIONAL (about 34 miles; MONROE, LA; Abbreviation: MLU)
  • ALEXANDRIA INTL (about 56 miles; ALEXANDRIA, LA; Abbreviation: AEX)
  • HARDY-ANDERS FIELD NATCHEZ-ADAMS COUNTY (about 67 miles; NATCHEZ, MS; Abbreviation: HEZ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Clarks:

  • COLUMBIA (about 9 miles; COLUMBIA, LA; Abbreviation: F86)
  • OLLA (about 12 miles; OLLA, LA; Abbreviation: L47)
  • JENA (about 26 miles; JENA, LA; Abbreviation: 1R1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Clarks:

  • UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE (about 35 miles; MONROE, LA; Full-time enrollment: 8,116)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 50 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 53 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 68 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
  • ALCORN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles; ALCORN STATE, MS; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 106 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
  • UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO (about 110 miles; Monticello, AR; Full-time enrollment: 2,048)