Duson is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 1,315 people and three associated neighborhoods, Duson is the 212th largest community in Louisiana.Unlike some towns, Duson isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Duson are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Duson is a town of service providers, sales and office workers, and production and manufacturing workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Duson who work in healthcare suport services (13.41%), office and administrative support (12.47%), and food service (11.53%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Duson has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Duson has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Duson than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Duson may be for you.The citizens of Duson have a very low rate of college education: just 9.01% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Duson in 2022 was $16,891, which is low income relative to Louisiana and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $67,564 for a family of four. Duson also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.42% of its population below the federal poverty line.Duson is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Duson home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Duson residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Duson include Acadian/Cajun, French Canadian, French, Irish, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Duson is English. Other important languages spoken here include French and Spanish.
