Duson

Population: 1,369
Median household income: $24,330
Median home value: $57,400

Duson is a community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, home to 1,369 residents. Its median household income of $24,330 runs below the Lafayette Parish figure of $67,660.

Between 2019 and 2023, Duson's population declined 20.0% from 1,712 to 1,369, while its median home value fell 27.7% from $79,400 to $57,400.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.1% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 64.4% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,369
Median age: 40.8 yrs
Median household income: $24,330
Median home value: $57,400
Median gross rent: $754
Housing units: 731
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,7121,369

Median household income

$27,604$24,330

Median home value

$79,400$57,400

Median gross rent

$767$754

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,712	$27,604	$79,400	$767
2020	1,695	$29,955	$82,000	$781
2021	1,592	$30,321	$71,300	$675
2022	1,441	$30,302	$60,400	$717
2023	1,369	$24,330	$57,400	$754

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.7%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 3410.1%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6418.4%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	133	9.7%
5 to 17	261	19.1%
18 to 24	73	5.3%
25 to 34	138	10.1%
35 to 44	162	11.8%
45 to 54	170	12.4%
55 to 64	252	18.4%
65 to 74	102	7.5%
75 and over	78	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	881	64.4%
Black or African American	296	21.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.6%
Two or more races	65	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	119	8.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma46.9%

High school graduate33.3%

Some college or associate's11.6%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	423	46.9%
High school graduate	300	33.3%
Some college or associate's	105	11.6%
Bachelor's degree	74	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled14.3%

Public transit0.8%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means8.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	270	73.0%
Carpooled	53	14.3%
Public transit	3	0.8%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	14	3.8%
Other means	30	8.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	12	3.4%
15 to 29 min	246	69.1%
30 to 44 min	84	23.6%
45 to 59 min	10	2.8%
60+ min	4	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 38.6% (524 of 1,359)

	Count	Share
Family households	315	57.6%
Nonfamily households	232	42.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	547	74.8%
Vacant	184	25.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	329	60.1%
Renter-occupied	218	39.9%

1-unit, detached47.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units2.2%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other46.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	349	47.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	16	2.2%
5 to 19 units	30	4.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	336	46.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2222255
Type (LSAD): 43
Land area: 2.99 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 30.2384, -92.1891