Port Vincent vs Watson

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

Port Vincent 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 581 in Port Vincent). Watson has the higher median household income ($147,500 vs $67,538 in Port Vincent). Watson has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $238,200 in Port Vincent).

Population, income & housing

	Port Vincent	Watson
Population	581	1,503
Median age	48.7 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$67,538	$147,500
Median home value	$238,200	$245,000
Median gross rent	$692	—
Housing units	362	513
Homeownership rate	85.5%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Port Vincent	Watson
Population	619 → 581 (-6.1%)	1,252 → 1,503 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$82,500 → $67,538 (-18.1%)	$92,300 → $147,500 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$208,600 → $238,200 (+14.2%)	$190,500 → $245,000 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$900 → $692 (-23.1%)	—

Port Vincent

Population

619581

Median household income

$82,500$67,538

Median home value

$208,600$238,200

Median gross rent

$900$692

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)

	Port Vincent	Watson
Under 5	3.4%	6.1%
5 to 17	9.0%	21.5%
18 to 24	9.5%	14.5%
25 to 34	11.0%	6.0%
35 to 44	5.3%	7.3%
45 to 54	25.1%	25.4%
55 to 64	17.9%	9.4%
65 to 74	11.9%	8.6%
75 and over	6.9%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Port Vincent	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	95.5%	84.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	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	3.6%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.7%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Port Vincent	Watson
No high school diploma	13.9%	11.1%
High school graduate	57.7%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	18.5%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.5%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Port Vincent	Watson
Drove alone	87.6%	83.1%
Carpooled	3.5%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.4%	11.3%
Other means	1.9%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Port Vincent	Watson
1-unit, detached	64.6%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	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	34.8%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Port Vincent	Watson
Poverty rate	13.3%	17.0%
Average household size	1.83	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	28	31
Median year structure built	1993	1998