Duson vs Milton

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

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

Milton has the higher population (2,123 vs 1,369 in Duson). Milton has the higher median household income ($100,428 vs $24,330 in Duson). Milton has the higher median home value ($244,300 vs $57,400 in Duson).

Population, income & housing

	Duson	Milton
Population	1,369	2,123
Median age	40.8 yrs	36.6 yrs
Median household income	$24,330	$100,428
Median home value	$57,400	$244,300
Median gross rent	$754	$1,313
Housing units	731	914
Homeownership rate	60.1%	83.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	47.6%
Unemployment rate	10.0%	2.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Duson	Milton
Population	1,712 → 1,369 (-20.0%)	2,299 → 2,123 (-7.7%)
Median household income	$27,604 → $24,330 (-11.9%)	$91,786 → $100,428 (+9.4%)
Median home value	$79,400 → $57,400 (-27.7%)	$209,800 → $244,300 (+16.4%)
Median gross rent	$767 → $754 (-1.7%)	$2,113 → $1,313 (-37.9%)

Duson

Population

1,7121,369

Median household income

$27,604$24,330

Median home value

$79,400$57,400

Median gross rent

$767$754

Milton

Population

2,2992,123

Median household income

$91,786$100,428

Median home value

$209,800$244,300

Median gross rent

$2,113$1,313

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Duson	Milton
Under 5	9.7%	9.1%
5 to 17	19.1%	21.1%
18 to 24	5.3%	5.0%
25 to 34	10.1%	9.6%
35 to 44	11.8%	17.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	10.7%
55 to 64	18.4%	14.9%
65 to 74	7.5%	9.2%
75 and over	5.7%	2.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Duson	Milton
White (non-Hispanic)	64.4%	95.0%
Black or African American	21.6%	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.7%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	8.7%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Duson	Milton
No high school diploma	46.9%	1.9%
High school graduate	33.3%	25.7%
Some college or associate's	11.6%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	8.2%	32.4%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	15.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Duson	Milton
Drove alone	73.0%	95.5%
Carpooled	14.3%	3.4%
Public transit	0.8%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.8%	1.0%
Other means	8.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Duson	Milton
1-unit, detached	47.7%	85.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	2.2%	9.1%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	46.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Duson	Milton
Poverty rate	38.6%	15.5%
Average household size	2.50	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	22	24
Median year structure built	1988	1992