Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,758, settled in 1893. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Woodworth’s best subject grades are an A− for schools and a B for incomes; its weakest is a D for walkability. Among 128 Louisiana towns, just 7 have a higher typical home value than Woodworth. 41% of the land in Woodworth is conserved, against 1.2% in Louisiana’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Alexander State Forest Headquarters Building and Rosalie Plantation Sugar Mill is on the National Register of Historic Places. Woodworth has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Woodworth beats most towns.
1,096 counted in 2010 and 1,762 in 2020; an estimated 1,758 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Woodworth is from typical.
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Census counts: 392 in 1950, 1,762 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2004 and 3 maps from 1957 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodworth, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Woodworth.
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area, at 122 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Alexander State Forest Wildlife Management Area | 0.3 mi | 122 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Rapides Parish school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Dormon Junior High SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 362 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
The typical Woodworth home is worth about $326,000, up 2.6% in a year, 53% above the Louisiana typical home. Woodworth’s median rent is $900 a month, near the Louisiana town median ($990 a month) and below the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 77% of households own their home in Woodworth.
| Woodworth | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $900 a month | $990 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Woodworth for work: only 2% work in town. Jobs based in Woodworth grew to 100 in 2023, 25 more than in 2013. 13% of Woodworth residents live below the poverty line.
| Woodworth | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Woodworth has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. Woodworth’s July high is 93°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Woodworth beats the Louisiana average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Only 8 of the 162 Louisiana towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Woodworth.
| Woodworth | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 34% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 26% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | Woodworth | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 18.1% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.6% | 22.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodworth. Close and well known come first.
32 mi National forestKisatchie National Forest9 mi Zoo & aquariumAlexandria Zoological Park
36 mi National Historical ParkCane River Creole National Historical Park11K visitors a year
10 mi MuseumLouisiana History Museum
11 mi MuseumAlexandria Museum of ArtKisatchie National Forest: US Forest Service, Public domain · Cane River Creole National Historical Park: James W. Rosenthal, Public domain · Louisiana History Museum: Freeneth at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Alexandria Museum of Art: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
3 within 15 miles of the center of Woodworth
About 8 of every 100 Woodworth residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.
Where Woodworth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Louisiana, United States
Woodworth is a town in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is part of the Alexandria, Louisiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Woodworth had a population of 1,762.
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Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
That is 5.8 years of the area's median household income ($56,353 across the Alexandria, LA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
