Broussard vs Duson

A side-by-side comparison of Broussard and Duson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Broussard has the higher population (13,791 vs 1,369 in Duson). Broussard has the higher median household income ($116,613 vs $24,330 in Duson). Broussard has the higher median home value ($301,000 vs $57,400 in Duson).

Population, income & housing

	Broussard	Duson
Population	13,791	1,369
Median age	33.9 yrs	40.8 yrs
Median household income	$116,613	$24,330
Median home value	$301,000	$57,400
Median gross rent	$982	$754
Housing units	5,510	731
Homeownership rate	82.9%	60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	40.5%	8.2%
Unemployment rate	4.4%	10.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Broussard	Duson
Population	11,913 → 13,791 (+15.8%)	1,712 → 1,369 (-20.0%)
Median household income	$82,677 → $116,613 (+41.0%)	$27,604 → $24,330 (-11.9%)
Median home value	$214,400 → $301,000 (+40.4%)	$79,400 → $57,400 (-27.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,210 → $982 (-18.8%)	$767 → $754 (-1.7%)

Broussard

Population

11,91313,791

Median household income

$82,677$116,613

Median home value

$214,400$301,000

Median gross rent

$1,210$982

Duson

Population

1,7121,369

Median household income

$27,604$24,330

Median home value

$79,400$57,400

Median gross rent

$767$754

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Broussard	Duson
Under 5	7.4%	9.7%
5 to 17	22.3%	19.1%
18 to 24	6.3%	5.3%
25 to 34	15.1%	10.1%
35 to 44	18.4%	11.8%
45 to 54	10.1%	12.4%
55 to 64	11.8%	18.4%
65 to 74	6.5%	7.5%
75 and over	2.2%	5.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Broussard	Duson
White (non-Hispanic)	73.4%	64.4%
Black or African American	18.6%	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	2.5%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	4.8%	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Broussard	Duson
No high school diploma	9.2%	46.9%
High school graduate	25.2%	33.3%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	32.5%	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Broussard	Duson
Drove alone	91.3%	73.0%
Carpooled	1.2%	14.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	3.9%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.7%	3.8%
Other means	0.0%	8.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Broussard	Duson
1-unit, detached	85.0%	47.7%
1-unit, attached	5.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	4.1%
20 or more units	0.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.3%	46.0%

Poverty & households

	Broussard	Duson
Poverty rate	16.5%	38.6%
Average household size	2.83	2.50
Mean commute (minutes)	21	22
Median year structure built	2003	1988