Folsom is a tiny village located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 793 people and two associated neighborhoods, Folsom is the 260th largest community in Louisiana. Much of the housing stock in Folsom was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Folsom economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Folsom, where the median household income is $41,563.00. Folsom real estate is some of the most expensive in Louisiana, although Folsom house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.When you are in Folsom, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 40.59% of Folsom’s employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 27.7% that do. Overall, Folsom is a village of transportation and shipping workers, service providers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Folsom who work in office and administrative support (12.87%), maintenance occupations (11.55%), and healthcare suport services (6.27%). It is a fairly quiet village because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Folsom has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Folsom has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Folsom than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Folsom may be for you. One downside of living in Folsom is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Folsom, the average commute to work is 34.78 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. The population of Folsom 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 Folsom, 24.73% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Folsom in 2022 was $25,142, which is middle income relative to Louisiana, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $100,568 for a family of four. However, Folsom contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Folsom is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Folsom home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Folsom residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Folsom also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.43% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Folsom include German, Irish, French, Italian, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Folsom is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and African languages.
