Downsville vs Spearsville

A side-by-side comparison of Downsville and Spearsville: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Spearsville has the higher population (165 vs 136 in Downsville). Downsville has the higher median household income ($111,071 vs $50,938 in Spearsville). Downsville has the higher median home value ($280,000 vs $85,000 in Spearsville).

Population, income & housing

	Downsville	Spearsville
Population	136	165
Median age	34.2 yrs	44.1 yrs
Median household income	$111,071	$50,938
Median home value	$280,000	$85,000
Median gross rent	$875	—
Housing units	46	98
Homeownership rate	72.7%	86.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.1%	11.9%
Unemployment rate	1.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Downsville	Spearsville
Population	109 → 136 (+24.8%)	164 → 165 (+0.6%)
Median household income	$116,250 → $111,071 (-4.5%)	$42,656 → $50,938 (+19.4%)
Median home value	$211,700 → $280,000 (+32.3%)	$58,600 → $85,000 (+45.1%)
Median gross rent	$579 → $875 (+51.1%)	—

Downsville

Population

109136

Median household income

$116,250$111,071

Median home value

$211,700$280,000

Median gross rent

$579$875

Spearsville

Population

164165

Median household income

$42,656$50,938

Median home value

$58,600$85,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Downsville	Spearsville
Under 5	19.9%	1.2%
5 to 17	13.2%	15.2%
18 to 24	7.4%	2.4%
25 to 34	16.2%	23.0%
35 to 44	6.6%	10.3%
45 to 54	25.0%	16.4%
55 to 64	1.5%	9.7%
65 to 74	4.4%	13.3%
75 and over	5.9%	8.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Downsville	Spearsville
White (non-Hispanic)	72.8%	80.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	10.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.7%	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	5.9%	1.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Downsville	Spearsville
No high school diploma	8.6%	0.7%
High school graduate	18.5%	53.0%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	6.0%
Graduate or professional degree	12.3%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Downsville	Spearsville
Drove alone	68.3%	69.9%
Carpooled	15.0%	17.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	16.7%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	12.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Downsville	Spearsville
1-unit, detached	91.3%	89.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	8.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.2%

Poverty & households

	Downsville	Spearsville
Poverty rate	26.5%	23.0%
Average household size	3.09	1.99
Mean commute (minutes)	24	49
Median year structure built	1960	1972