Springfield vs Watson

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

Springfield 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 565 in Springfield). Watson has the higher median household income ($147,500 vs $51,667 in Springfield). Watson has the higher median home value ($245,000 vs $206,000 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Springfield	Watson
Population	565	1,503
Median age	34.0 yrs	38.3 yrs
Median household income	$51,667	$147,500
Median home value	$206,000	$245,000
Median gross rent	$673	—
Housing units	238	513
Homeownership rate	85.0%	95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.4%	28.3%
Unemployment rate	9.3%	9.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Springfield	Watson
Population	469 → 565 (+20.5%)	1,252 → 1,503 (+20.0%)
Median household income	$34,444 → $51,667 (+50.0%)	$92,300 → $147,500 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$188,400 → $206,000 (+9.3%)	$190,500 → $245,000 (+28.6%)
Median gross rent	$563 → $673 (+19.5%)	—

Springfield

Population

469565

Median household income

$34,444$51,667

Median home value

$188,400$206,000

Median gross rent

$563$673

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)

	Springfield	Watson
Under 5	12.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	19.5%	21.5%
18 to 24	1.8%	14.5%
25 to 34	18.8%	6.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	7.3%
45 to 54	10.8%	25.4%
55 to 64	15.2%	9.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	8.6%
75 and over	3.7%	1.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Springfield	Watson
White (non-Hispanic)	79.5%	84.4%
Black or African American	10.4%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.8%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.4%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.9%	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Springfield	Watson
No high school diploma	13.3%	11.1%
High school graduate	36.4%	31.5%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	12.0%	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	6.4%	1.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Springfield	Watson
Drove alone	87.8%	83.1%
Carpooled	8.8%	5.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.4%	11.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Springfield	Watson
1-unit, detached	75.2%	83.6%
1-unit, attached	2.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	4.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	12.6%	16.4%

Poverty & households

	Springfield	Watson
Poverty rate	16.8%	17.0%
Average household size	2.64	3.20
Mean commute (minutes)	34	31
Median year structure built	1991	1998