Denham Springs vs Watson

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

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

Denham Springs has the higher population (9,362 vs 1,503 in Watson). Watson has the higher median household income ($147,500 vs $77,418 in Denham Springs). Watson has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $188,700 in Denham Springs).

Population, income & housing

	Denham Springs	Watson
Population	9,362	1,503
Median age	44.1 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,418	$147,500
Median home value	$188,700	$245,000
Median gross rent	$950	—
Housing units	4,529	513
Homeownership rate	72.5%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.7%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	5.9%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Denham Springs	Watson
Population	9,937 → 9,362 (-5.8%)	1,252 → 1,503 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$53,435 → $77,418 (+44.9%)	$92,300 → $147,500 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$161,600 → $188,700 (+16.8%)	$190,500 → $245,000 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$853 → $950 (+11.4%)	—

Denham Springs

Population

9,9379,362

Median household income

$53,435$77,418

Median home value

$161,600$188,700

Median gross rent

$853$950

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)

	Denham Springs	Watson
Under 5	4.1%	6.1%
5 to 17	14.6%	21.5%
18 to 24	6.0%	14.5%
25 to 34	13.1%	6.0%
35 to 44	13.5%	7.3%
45 to 54	9.7%	25.4%
55 to 64	11.2%	9.4%
65 to 74	15.1%	8.6%
75 and over	12.6%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Denham Springs	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	73.1%	84.4%
Black or African American	11.7%	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	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	12.0%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Denham Springs	Watson
No high school diploma	6.2%	11.1%
High school graduate	38.1%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.8%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Denham Springs	Watson
Drove alone	81.4%	83.1%
Carpooled	9.4%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.9%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Denham Springs	Watson
1-unit, detached	80.5%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	2.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	7.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.6%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Denham Springs	Watson
Poverty rate	5.8%	17.0%
Average household size	2.22	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	25	31
Median year structure built	1979	1998