Dodson vs Joyce

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

Dodson and Joyce 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 247 in Joyce). Joyce has the higher median household income ($55,399 vs $34,115 in Dodson). Since 2019, Joyce's population has grown faster (+79.0% vs -19.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dodson	Joyce
Population	261	247
Median age	39.6 yrs	31.6 yrs
Median household income	$34,115	$55,399
Median gross rent	$717	$575
Housing units	173	103
Homeownership rate	64.7%	8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	15.7%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodson	Joyce
Population	323 → 261 (-19.2%)	138 → 247 (+79.0%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $34,115 (-15.4%)	$40,724 → $55,399 (+36.0%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $92,500 (+65.8%)	$95,000 → $78,300 (-17.6%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $717 (+15.8%)	$539 → $575 (+6.7%)

Dodson

Population

323261

Median household income

$40,313$34,115

Median home value

$55,800$92,500

Median gross rent

$619$717

Joyce

Population

138247

Median household income

$40,724$55,399

Median home value

$95,000$78,300

Median gross rent

$539$575

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodson	Joyce
Under 5	9.6%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.3%	0.0%
18 to 24	14.2%	38.1%
25 to 34	7.3%	27.1%
35 to 44	20.7%	0.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	9.7%
55 to 64	11.5%	16.6%
65 to 74	10.7%	8.5%
75 and over	6.5%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodson	Joyce
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	100.0%
Black or African American	18.4%	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	3.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodson	Joyce
No high school diploma	20.9%	23.5%
High school graduate	48.3%	40.5%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	20.3%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	15.7%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodson	Joyce
Drove alone	95.1%	50.0%
Carpooled	4.9%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	50.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodson	Joyce
1-unit, detached	58.4%	43.7%
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	41.6%	56.3%

Poverty & households

	Dodson	Joyce
Poverty rate	20.8%	5.3%
Average household size	2.19	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	36	—
Median year structure built	1981	1976