Starks is a community in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, home to about 314 people across 3.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 70661.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population31492 per sq mi
Median home value$150,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$138Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Starks. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Starks
Distances
Nearest major airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)103 miles away
Closer regional airport
Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Houston, TX109 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Starks; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Starks
U.S. Representative · Louisiana’s 4th DistrictMike Johnson (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Starks had 659 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2010.
It’s the 405th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
Calcasieu Parish grew from 30,428 residents in 1900 to 216,785 in 2020.
Calcasieu Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 40°F. About 64.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Orange 9 N, TX weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Calcasieu Parish
75,412 jobs at 4,705 businesses in Calcasieu Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Dequincy Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Dequincy16.6 miles
West Calcasieu Cameron HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sulphur18.3 miles
Christus Ochsner Lake Area HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Lake Charles26.1 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Schools in Starks
Public schools here are run by Calcasieu Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Starks High SchoolStarks
Pre-K–12
284
Public
0.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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