Dodson

Population: 261
Median household income: $34,115

Dodson is a community in Winn Parish, Louisiana, home to 261 residents. At $34,115, its median household income sits below Winn Parish's $46,368.

From 2019 to 2023, Dodson's population declined 19.2% from 323 to 261.

9.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 64.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 261
Median age: 39.6 yrs
Median household income: $34,115
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $717
Housing units: 173
Homeownership rate: 64.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

323261

Median household income

$40,313$34,115

Median home value

$55,800$92,500

Median gross rent

$619$717

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	323	$40,313	$55,800	$619
2020	296	$41,000	$56,600	$619
2021	289	$37,188	$56,500	$635
2022	312	$38,125	$92,500	$690
2023	261	$34,115	—	$717

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 2414.2%

25 to 347.3%

35 to 4420.7%

45 to 549.2%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over6.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	25	9.6%
5 to 17	27	10.3%
18 to 24	37	14.2%
25 to 34	19	7.3%
35 to 44	54	20.7%
45 to 54	24	9.2%
55 to 64	30	11.5%
65 to 74	28	10.7%
75 and over	17	6.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	189	72.4%
Black or African American	48	18.4%
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	8	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma20.9%

High school graduate48.3%

Some college or associate's21.5%

Bachelor's degree9.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	36	20.9%
High school graduate	83	48.3%
Some college or associate's	37	21.5%
Bachelor's degree	16	9.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0	0.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone95.1%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	77	95.1%
Carpooled	4	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	22	27.2%
15 to 29 min	17	21.0%
30 to 44 min	15	18.5%
45 to 59 min	11	13.6%
60+ min	16	19.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 20.8% (54 of 260)

	Count	Share
Family households	50	42.0%
Nonfamily households	69	58.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	119	68.8%
Vacant	54	31.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	77	64.7%
Renter-occupied	42	35.3%

1-unit, detached58.4%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other41.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	101	58.4%
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	72	41.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2221170
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 2.51 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 32.0791, -92.6586