Calvin vs Dodson

A side-by-side comparison of Calvin and Dodson: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Dodson has the higher population (261 vs 192 in Calvin). Calvin has the higher median household income ($36,964 vs $34,115 in Dodson). Since 2019, Dodson's population has grown faster (-19.2% vs -33.6%).

Population, income & housing

	Calvin	Dodson
Population	192	261
Median age	45.9 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$36,964	$34,115
Median home value	$82,200	—
Median gross rent	—	$717
Housing units	76	173
Homeownership rate	100.0%	64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.0%	9.3%
Unemployment rate	12.7%	8.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Calvin	Dodson
Population	289 → 192 (-33.6%)	323 → 261 (-19.2%)
Median household income	$31,932 → $36,964 (+15.8%)	$40,313 → $34,115 (-15.4%)
Median home value	$75,500 → $82,200 (+8.9%)	$55,800 → $92,500 (+65.8%)
Median gross rent	—	$619 → $717 (+15.8%)

Calvin

Population

289192

Median household income

$31,932$36,964

Median home value

$75,500$82,200

Dodson

Population

323261

Median household income

$40,313$34,115

Median home value

$55,800$92,500

Median gross rent

$619$717

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Calvin	Dodson
Under 5	9.4%	9.6%
5 to 17	12.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	9.4%	14.2%
25 to 34	6.8%	7.3%
35 to 44	7.3%	20.7%
45 to 54	32.8%	9.2%
55 to 64	6.3%	11.5%
65 to 74	13.0%	10.7%
75 and over	2.6%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Calvin	Dodson
White (non-Hispanic)	74.0%	72.4%
Black or African American	25.5%	18.4%
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	0.5%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Calvin	Dodson
No high school diploma	13.6%	20.9%
High school graduate	35.6%	48.3%
Some college or associate's	47.7%	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	3.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Calvin	Dodson
Drove alone	96.4%	95.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	4.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Calvin	Dodson
1-unit, detached	51.3%	58.4%
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	48.7%	41.6%

Poverty & households

	Calvin	Dodson
Poverty rate	27.6%	20.8%
Average household size	3.20	2.19
Mean commute (minutes)	27	36
Median year structure built	1986	1981