French Settlement vs Watson

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

French Settlement 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 1,099 in French Settlement). Watson has the higher median household income ($147,500 vs $71,250 in French Settlement). Watson has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $192,100 in French Settlement).

Population, income & housing

	French Settlement	Watson
Population	1,099	1,503
Median age	33.6 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$71,250	$147,500
Median home value	$192,100	$245,000
Median gross rent	$1,250	—
Housing units	407	513
Homeownership rate	89.9%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.7%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	4.1%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	French Settlement	Watson
Population	934 → 1,099 (+17.7%)	1,252 → 1,503 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$73,125 → $71,250 (-2.6%)	$92,300 → $147,500 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$155,600 → $192,100 (+23.5%)	$190,500 → $245,000 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$912 → $1,250 (+37.1%)	—

French Settlement

Population

9341,099

Median household income

$73,125$71,250

Median home value

$155,600$192,100

Median gross rent

$912$1,250

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)

	French Settlement	Watson
Under 5	10.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	17.6%	21.5%
18 to 24	9.1%	14.5%
25 to 34	15.5%	6.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	7.3%
45 to 54	8.7%	25.4%
55 to 64	18.0%	9.4%
65 to 74	5.4%	8.6%
75 and over	2.6%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	French Settlement	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	90.9%	84.4%
Black or African American	1.3%	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	5.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	2.2%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	French Settlement	Watson
No high school diploma	9.2%	11.1%
High school graduate	36.2%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	34.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	16.9%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.9%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	French Settlement	Watson
Drove alone	94.0%	83.1%
Carpooled	1.3%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.0%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	French Settlement	Watson
1-unit, detached	74.9%	83.6%
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	25.1%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	French Settlement	Watson
Poverty rate	19.5%	17.0%
Average household size	3.07	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	39	31
Median year structure built	2001	1998