Watson

Population: 1,503
Median household income: $147,500
Median home value: $245,000

Located in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, Watson is a community with a population of 1,503. At $147,500, its median household income sits above Livingston Parish's $78,617.

From 2019 to 2023, Watson's population grew 20.0% from 1,252 to 1,503, while its median home value rose 28.6% from $190,500 to $245,000.

28.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 95.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,503
Median age: 38.3 yrs
Median household income: $147,500
Median home value: $245,000
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 513
Homeownership rate: 95.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.3%
Unemployment rate: 9.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2521,503

Median household income

$92,300$147,500

Median home value

$190,500$245,000

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	1,252	$92,300	$190,500
2020	1,225	$123,162	$191,900
2021	965	$98,073	$182,500
2022	1,445	$130,764	$229,700
2023	1,503	$147,500	$245,000

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1721.5%

18 to 2414.5%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 447.3%

45 to 5425.4%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 748.6%

75 and over1.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	92	6.1%
5 to 17	323	21.5%
18 to 24	218	14.5%
25 to 34	90	6.0%
35 to 44	110	7.3%
45 to 54	382	25.4%
55 to 64	142	9.4%
65 to 74	129	8.6%
75 and over	17	1.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,268	84.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	207	13.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.1%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's29.1%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	97	11.1%
High school graduate	274	31.5%
Some college or associate's	253	29.1%
Bachelor's degree	237	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 31 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled5.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	457	83.1%
Carpooled	31	5.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	62	11.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	94	19.3%
15 to 29 min	100	20.5%
30 to 44 min	126	25.8%
45 to 59 min	151	30.9%
60+ min	17	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.20
Poverty rate: 17.0% (255 of 1,503)

	Count	Share
Family households	345	73.4%
Nonfamily households	125	26.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	470	91.6%
Vacant	43	8.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	447	95.1%
Renter-occupied	23	4.9%

1-unit, detached83.6%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	429	83.6%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	84	16.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2280010
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.96 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 30.5749, -90.9508