Louisiana · Census place 21170
Dodson, LA population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Dodson, Louisiana (Dodson, LA — Census place “Dodson village”) is 261 residents, ranking #425 of 489 places in Louisiana. Median household income is $34,115, the median home is worth — and median gross rent runs $717 a month. Looking for the Dodson Louisiana ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Dodson, LA: 71422.
- Population
- 261Dodson village residents
- Median household income
- $34,115Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- —Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $717Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.7%Owner-occupied households
Dodson ZIP codes (Louisiana)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Dodson.
The Dodson LA ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Dodson village
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Dodson village median would spend about 25.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. Poverty affects 20.8% of residents and 64.7% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Dodson village, LA in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Dodson village is a very small community in Louisiana, with 261 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #425 of 489 ranked by population — larger than 13% of them. The median age here is 39.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Dodson village earn a median of $34,115 a year, 56.6% below the national figure of $78,538 and 37% below the $53,775 median for the 268 Louisiana cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 20.8% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Dodson village is valued at not published, while median gross rent runs $717 a month, 49% below the national figure, or roughly $8,604 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 25.2% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. 64.7% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
With 261 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Dodson village against its county rather than against national figures.
The Census withheld home value for Dodson village because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Louisiana.
- New Orleans city 376,035
- Baton Rouge city 223,699
- Shreveport city 183,483
- Metairie CDP 138,995
- Lafayette city 121,537
- Lake Charles city 81,679
- Kenner city 65,113
- Bossier City city 62,832
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Dodson village?
- Dodson village has 261 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #425 of 489 in Louisiana.
- What is the median household income in Dodson village?
- Median household income in Dodson village is $34,115 a year, 56.6% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Dodson village?
- Median gross rent is $717 a month and the median home value is not published, so rent absorbs about 25.2% of median household income.
- Is Dodson village affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- The Census does not publish enough home-value or income detail for Dodson village to compute a reliable affordability ratio.
- How current is this Dodson village data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.