Albany vs Watson

A side-by-side comparison of Albany and Watson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Watson has the higher population (1,503 vs 969 in Albany). Watson has the higher median household income ($147,500 vs $55,000 in Albany). Watson has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $207,100 in Albany).

Population, income & housing

	Albany	Watson
Population	969	1,503
Median age	33.4 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$55,000	$147,500
Median home value	$207,100	$245,000
Median gross rent	$756	—
Housing units	443	513
Homeownership rate	57.1%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.1%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	2.3%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Albany	Watson
Population	1,141 → 969 (-15.1%)	1,252 → 1,503 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$54,405 → $55,000 (+1.1%)	$92,300 → $147,500 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$145,600 → $207,100 (+42.2%)	$190,500 → $245,000 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$478 → $756 (+58.2%)	—

Albany

Population

1,141969

Median household income

$54,405$55,000

Median home value

$145,600$207,100

Median gross rent

$478$756

Watson

Population

1,2521,503

Median household income

$92,300$147,500

Median home value

$190,500$245,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Albany	Watson
Under 5	8.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	7.1%	14.5%
25 to 34	17.3%	6.0%
35 to 44	7.8%	7.3%
45 to 54	10.2%	25.4%
55 to 64	10.2%	9.4%
65 to 74	13.1%	8.6%
75 and over	6.8%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Albany	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	99.7%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.1%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Albany	Watson
No high school diploma	10.2%	11.1%
High school graduate	32.6%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	38.1%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	4.1%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Albany	Watson
Drove alone	86.3%	83.1%
Carpooled	4.0%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.7%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Albany	Watson
1-unit, detached	57.6%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.7%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	14.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.3%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Albany	Watson
Poverty rate	7.4%	17.0%
Average household size	2.66	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	31	31
Median year structure built	1989	1998