Hosston vs Rodessa

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

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

Hosston has the higher population (334 vs 160 in Rodessa). Hosston has the higher median household income ($67,500 vs $35,417 in Rodessa). Hosston has the higher median home value ($84,000 vs $66,000 in Rodessa).

Population, income & housing

	Hosston	Rodessa
Population	334	160
Median age	52.5 yrs	47.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,500	$35,417
Median home value	$84,000	$66,000
Housing units	172	97
Homeownership rate	87.0%	73.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.6%	4.3%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	31.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hosston	Rodessa
Population	316 → 334 (+5.7%)	146 → 160 (+9.6%)
Median household income	$46,458 → $67,500 (+45.3%)	$32,083 → $35,417 (+10.4%)
Median home value	$103,600 → $84,000 (-18.9%)	$60,500 → $66,000 (+9.1%)
Median gross rent	$922 → $381 (-58.7%)	—

Hosston

Population

316334

Median household income

$46,458$67,500

Median home value

$103,600$84,000

Median gross rent

$922$381

Rodessa

Population

146160

Median household income

$32,083$35,417

Median home value

$60,500$66,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hosston	Rodessa
Under 5	3.3%	8.1%
5 to 17	5.4%	20.0%
18 to 24	9.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	6.9%	3.1%
35 to 44	11.1%	13.8%
45 to 54	16.8%	17.5%
55 to 64	32.0%	15.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	10.0%
75 and over	6.3%	11.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hosston	Rodessa
White (non-Hispanic)	72.5%	60.0%
Black or African American	26.0%	40.0%
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%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hosston	Rodessa
No high school diploma	29.6%	25.2%
High school graduate	43.1%	48.7%
Some college or associate's	20.8%	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	3.3%	1.7%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hosston	Rodessa
Drove alone	84.1%	93.5%
Carpooled	10.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.2%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.9%	0.0%
Other means	2.9%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hosston	Rodessa
1-unit, detached	61.0%	52.6%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	39.0%	47.4%

Poverty & households

	Hosston	Rodessa
Poverty rate	13.2%	35.0%
Average household size	2.17	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	37	41
Median year structure built	1975	1979