Dodson vs Winnfield

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

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

Winnfield has the higher population (4,042 vs 261 in Dodson). Winnfield has the higher median household income ($46,089 vs $34,115 in Dodson). Since 2019, Winnfield's population has grown faster (-8.6% vs -19.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Dodson	Winnfield
Population	261	4,042
Median age	39.6 yrs	33.4 yrs
Median household income	$34,115	$46,089
Median home value	—	$74,000
Median gross rent	$717	$668
Housing units	173	1,917
Homeownership rate	64.7%	46.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.3%	15.0%
Unemployment rate	8.0%	8.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dodson	Winnfield
Population	323 → 261 (-19.2%)	4,420 → 4,042 (-8.6%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $34,115 (-15.4%)	$27,335 → $46,089 (+68.6%)
Median home value	$55,800 → $92,500 (+65.8%)	$68,300 → $74,000 (+8.3%)
Median gross rent	$619 → $717 (+15.8%)	$635 → $668 (+5.2%)

Dodson

Population

323261

Median household income

$40,313$34,115

Median home value

$55,800$92,500

Median gross rent

$619$717

Winnfield

Population

4,4204,042

Median household income

$27,335$46,089

Median home value

$68,300$74,000

Median gross rent

$635$668

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dodson	Winnfield
Under 5	9.6%	6.7%
5 to 17	10.3%	24.6%
18 to 24	14.2%	9.6%
25 to 34	7.3%	10.8%
35 to 44	20.7%	13.0%
45 to 54	9.2%	10.9%
55 to 64	11.5%	10.7%
65 to 74	10.7%	7.3%
75 and over	6.5%	6.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dodson	Winnfield
White (non-Hispanic)	72.4%	29.5%
Black or African American	18.4%	53.5%
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%	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.1%	15.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dodson	Winnfield
No high school diploma	20.9%	13.0%
High school graduate	48.3%	50.5%
Some college or associate's	21.5%	21.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.3%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dodson	Winnfield
Drove alone	95.1%	82.3%
Carpooled	4.9%	2.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	7.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dodson	Winnfield
1-unit, detached	58.4%	67.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	13.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.4%
Mobile home & other	41.6%	11.5%

Poverty & households

	Dodson	Winnfield
Poverty rate	20.8%	28.9%
Average household size	2.19	2.73
Mean commute (minutes)	36	19
Median year structure built	1981	1970