Hosston vs Mooringsport

A side-by-side comparison of Hosston and Mooringsport: population, income, housing, and more.

Hosston and Mooringsport are places in Louisiana. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Mooringsport has the higher population (633 vs 334 in Hosston). Hosston has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $21,889 in Mooringsport). Hosston has the higher median home value ($84,000 vs $76,100 in Mooringsport).

Population, income & housing

	Hosston	Mooringsport
Population	334	633
Median age	52.5 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$21,889
Median home value	$84,000	$76,100
Median gross rent	—	$756
Housing units	172	454
Homeownership rate	87.0%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	15.8%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	6.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hosston	Mooringsport
Population	316 → 334 (+5.7%)	593 → 633 (+6.7%)
Median household income	$46,458 → $67,500 (+45.3%)	$25,114 → $21,889 (-12.8%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $84,000 (-18.9%)	$76,100 → $76,100 (+0.0%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $381 (-58.7%)	$720 → $756 (+5.0%)

Hosston

Population

316334

Median household income

$46,458$67,500

Median home value

$103,600$84,000

Median gross rent

$922$381

Mooringsport

Population

593633

Median household income

$25,114$21,889

Median home value

$76,100$76,100

Median gross rent

$720$756

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hosston	Mooringsport
Under 5	3.3%	4.6%
5 to 17	5.4%	13.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	10.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	8.8%
45 to 54	16.8%	8.8%
55 to 64	32.0%	12.3%
65 to 74	9.0%	9.8%
75 and over	6.3%	25.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hosston	Mooringsport
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	63.5%
Black or African American	26.0%	28.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.6%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hosston	Mooringsport
No high school diploma	29.6%	5.0%
High school graduate	43.1%	54.8%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	24.4%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	4.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hosston	Mooringsport
Drove alone	84.1%	87.9%
Carpooled	10.0%	3.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	5.2%
Other means	2.9%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hosston	Mooringsport
1-unit, detached	61.0%	81.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	2.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	4.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.0%	11.0%

Poverty & households

	Hosston	Mooringsport
Poverty rate	13.2%	32.4%
Average household size	2.17	1.85
Mean commute (minutes)	37	28
Median year structure built	1975	1973