Duson, LA Demographic Data
Duson, LA Summary
Duson is located in Lafayette Parish in Louisiana
- Population: 1,595
- Area: 2.77 sq. miles
- Land Area: 2.76 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.01 sq. miles
- Population Density: 576.22 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 31.50 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Duson, LA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
1,036
52%
50.8
Male
944
48%
49.2
Total Population
1,980
323,128,000
Duson, LA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
170
8.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
235
11.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
176
8.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
115
5.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
129
6.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
323
16.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
266
13.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
207
10.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
89
4.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
81
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
115
5.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
63
3.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
11
0.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
1,313
66.3%
77.2
Female
686
52.2%
51.3
Male
627
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
1,253
63.3%
73.1
62 Years and over
258
13.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
189
9.5%
15.2
Female
110
58.2%
55.8
Male
79
41.8%
44.2
Median Age (years)
28
0.0%
0.0
Duson, LA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
1,952
98.6%
96.8
White
1,348
68.1%
72.6
Black or African American
590
29.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
5
0.3%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
5
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
9
0.5%
5.1
Two or More Races
28
1.4%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
129
6.5%
17.8
Mexican
112
5.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
17
0.9%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
1,851
93.5%
82.2
Duson, LA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
139
12.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
298
25.8%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
450
39.0%
27.2
Some college, no degree
197
17.1%
20.6
Associate's Degree
24
2.1%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
47
4.1%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
0
0.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
437
37.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
718
62.3%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
47
4.1%
31.2
Duson, LA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
495
35.4%
33.7%
Now Married
492
35.2%
47.5
Divorced
267
19.1%
11.0%
Separated
75
5.4%
2.0
Widowed
70
5.0
5.8%
Duson, LA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,439
79.5%
78.4%
Languages other than english
371
20.5%
21.6%
Spanish
88
4.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
278
15.4%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5
0.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Duson, LA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
59
9.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
89
14.0%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
119
18.7%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
77
12.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
77
12.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
106
16.7%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
46
7.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
41
6.5%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
0
0.0%
5.8
$200,000 or more
21
3.3%
6.4
Median household income
31,827
57,617
Per capita income
17,063
31,128
Duson, LA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
90
11.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
99
13.1%
9.8
Construction
78
10.3%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
158
21.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
0
0.0%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
44
5.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
24
3.2%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
58
7.7%
11.4
Public administration
36
4.8%
4.6
Retail trade
137
18.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
13
1.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
17
2.3%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
142
18.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
141
18.7%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
95
12.6%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
229
30.4%
23.3%
Service occupations
147
19.5%
18.1%
Duson, LA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
736
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
596
81.0%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
78
10.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
62
8.4%
1.8
Worked at home
0
0.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
26.6
26.6
Duson, LA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
44
6.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
307
48.3%
33.2
2 vehicles
167
26.3%
37.1
3 or more
117
18.4%
21.0
Duson, LA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
635
78.2%
87.6
Owner Occupied
381
60.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
254
40.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
177
21.8%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.2
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Duson, LA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
812
1 room
7
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
0
0.0%
2.7
3 rooms
76
9.4%
9.1
4 rooms
210
25.9%
16.5
5 rooms
276
34.0%
19.8
6 rooms
182
22.4%
17.8
7 rooms
43
5.3%
12.0
8 rooms
6
0.7%
8.6
9 rooms or more
12
1.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Duson, LA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
812
1-unit, detached
351
43.2%
61.5
1-unit, attached
9
1.1%
5.9
2-units
24
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
0
0.0%
4.4
5 to 9 units
9
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
24
3.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
395
48.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Duson, LA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
26
3.2%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
26
3.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
137
16.9%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
105
12.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
137
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
166
20.4%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
58
7.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
101
12.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
56
6.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Duson, LA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
114
18.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
521
82.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Duson, LA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
103
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
3
2.9%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
24
23.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
76
73.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
65
63.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
0
0.0%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
10
9.7%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
13
12.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
15
14.6%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Duson, LA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
243
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
30
12.3%
28.3%
Less than $500
79
32.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
134
55.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
11
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
631
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
63
25.9%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
8
3.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
23
9.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
21
8.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
22
9.1%
9.0%
35.0% or more
106
43.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
11
0.0%
0.0%
Duson, LA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
381
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
159
41.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
99
26.0%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
66
17.3%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
26
6.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
24
6.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
7
1.8%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
64,800
205,000