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%). The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Duson has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Duson a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.In Duson, just 9.01% of people over 25 hold a college degree, which is very low compared to the rest of the nation, whereas the average among all cities is 21.84%. 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.
