Duson, Louisiana - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	1,780
Male Share of the Population	48.8%
Female Share of the Population	51.2%
Senior Citizens	12.1%
Employed Population 16+	627
Age of the Population	31

Families

% of people married	45.4%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	3.2%
Median Earnings25+	$28,780
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$21,500
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$31,250

Wealth

Median Family Income	$38,365
% Above Poverty Level	73%
% Below Poverty Level	27%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	31 minutes
% Working from Home	%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	22.7%
Median Gross Rent	$693
Median House Value	$95,000

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	42.3%
French Except Basque	26.7%
Canadian	11.8%
German	4.7%
English	3.8%
Irish	1.1%
Ukrainian	0.8%
Italian	0.8%
Scottish	0.4%
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Duson Almanac

Category	Value
County	Lafayette Parish
Standard Zip Codes	70529
Phone Area Codes	337
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	30.23
Approximate Longitude	-92.19

Duson Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LAFAYETTE
Distance	7.2 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 61 F
Apr Temp	58 to 78 F
Jul Temp	73 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 80 F
Annual Precip	60.5 inches

Station	CROWLEY 2 NE
Distance	10.9 miles
Jan Temp	40 to 60 F
Apr Temp	57 to 78 F
Jul Temp	73 to 92 F
Oct Temp	57 to 81 F
Annual Precip	60.1 inches

Station	LAFAYETTE REG AP
Distance	12.3 miles
Jan Temp	42 to 62 F
Apr Temp	58 to 78 F
Jul Temp	74 to 91 F
Oct Temp	58 to 81 F
Annual Precip	62.1 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cankton	741	$45,536
Carencro	8,775	$45,106
Lafayette	126,515	$69,663
Maurice	1,424	$81,339
Rayne	8,075	$42,303
Scott	8,761	$58,895

Duson Public Schools

Charles M. Burke Elementary School
2845 Ridge Rd.
ZIP: 70529
(337) 521-7630
Primary
Total Enrollment 590

Duson Elementary School
301 Fourth Street
ZIP: 70529
(337) 521-8660
Primary
Total Enrollment 224

Judice Middle School
2645 South Fieldspan Road
ZIP: 70529
(337) 521-7890
Middle
Total Enrollment 513

Ridge Elementary School
2901 South Fieldspan Road
ZIP: 70529
(337) 521-7800
Primary
Total Enrollment 730

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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