Is Fort Polk South, LA growing?

Name: Growth in Fort Polk South, LA, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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Fort Polk South, LA had an estimated 7,869 (±549) residents in 2020–2024, against 9,048 in 2015–2019.

That is a change of −13.0%, a measurable decrease.

Its housing went from 2,894 to 2,491 homes (−13.9%), a measurable decrease.

0.9% of today’s homes were built in 2020 or later.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents now: 7,869 (±549)
Amount of change: −13.0%
Homes change: −13.9%
Built 2020 or later: 0.9%

Residents and homes in Fort Polk South, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Residents	9,048 (±983)	7,869 (±549)	−13.0%	Measurable decrease
Housing units	2,894 (±208)	2,491 (±201)	−13.9%	Measurable decrease
Households that rent	99.8% (±0.3 points)	98.6% (±1.7 points)	−1.2 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$1,152 (±$65)	$1,202 (±$45)	+4.3%	Down after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Growth in Fort Polk South against Vernon Parish, its state and the nation

Change between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
	Residents	Verdict	Housing units
Fort Polk South	−13.0%	Measurable decrease	−13.9%
Vernon Parish	−5.1%	Measurable decrease	−0.2%
Louisiana	−1.1%	Measurable decrease	+2.4%
United States	+3.1%	Measurable increase	+4.6%

A change in a place’s boundaries between the two periods (an annexation, say) changes its counts as well; the Census Bureau’s figures are for the place as it was drawn in each period.

New homes in Fort Polk South

Housing units by year built, 2020–2024
Year built	Fort Polk South	Vernon Parish	Louisiana	United States
2020 or later	0.9% (±0.9 points)	1.4%	1.8%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	15.4% (±5.0 points)	13.0%	11.9%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	22.8% (±6.4 points)	17.4%	14.3%	13.6%

16.3% of the homes in Fort Polk South were built in 2010 or later.

The median age of residents is 23.0 years.

Growth in places near Fort Polk South

Change in residents between 2015–2019 and 2020–2024
Place	Distance	Residents now	Amount of change	Verdict
Fort Polk South	—	7,869	−13.0%	Measurable decrease
Fort Polk North	4.1 mi	2,401	+6.1%	Not a measurable change
New Llano	4.7 mi	2,144	−12.1%	Not a measurable change
Leesville	7.2 mi	5,495	−6.7%	Measurable decrease
Rosepine	9.9 mi	1,702	−7.8%	Not a measurable change
DeRidder	15 mi	9,763	−10.1%	Measurable decrease
Anacoco	16 mi	889	−12.4%	Not a measurable change
Simpson	19 mi	395	−25.6%	Not a measurable change
Hornbeck	22 mi	412	−31.8%	Not a measurable change

Fort Polk South is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Fort Polk South

Is Fort Polk South growing?

Fort Polk South, LA had an estimated 7,869 residents in 2020–2024 and 9,048 in 2015–2019, a change of −13.0%: a measurable decrease by the Census Bureau’s test.

How many homes have been added in Fort Polk South?

The estimated number of housing units went from 2,894 in 2015–2019 to 2,491 in 2020–2024 (−13.9%), a measurable decrease.

How much new construction is there in Fort Polk South?

0.9% of homes in Fort Polk South were built in 2020 or later and 15.4% between 2010 and 2019.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for Fort Polk South CDP, Louisiana (place:26757, in state:22).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25001_001E, B25001_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B25077_001E, B25077_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0017PE, DP04_0017PM, DP04_0018PE, DP04_0018PM, DP05_0018E, DP05_0018M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.