Doyline, LA

Census Place

2024 Population

725

US Senator

Bill Cassidy

Republican Party

US Senator

John Kennedy

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

39.4

8.58% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

30.8%

0.662% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$34,327

3.48% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$80,500

Population & Diversity

Doyline, LA is home to a population of 725 people, from which 99.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 0.414% of Doyline, LA residents were born outside of the country (3 people).

In 2024, there were 4.98 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (553 people) in Doyline, LA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 111 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 40 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.6%

2024 Citizenship

99.5%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.6% of Doyline, LA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Doyline, LA was 99.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Doyline, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Doyline, LA

White (Non-Hispanic)
553 ± 160
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
111 ± 70
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
40 ± 65

5.52%

Hispanic Population

40 people

5.52% of the people in Doyline, LA are hispanic (40 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Doyline, LA as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Louisiana.

Most Common Origin

Honduras
48,818 ± 5,396 people
Mexico
27,788 ± 4,080 people
Vietnam
17,351 ± 3,228 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Louisiana was Honduras, the natal country of 48,818 Louisiana residents, followed by Mexico with 27,788 and Vietnam with 17,351.

Foreign-Born Population

0.414%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

0.474%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3 people

As of 2024, 0.414% of Doyline, LA residents (3 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Doyline, LA was 0.474%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Doyline, LA compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
22 ± 31
Gulf War (2001-)
15 ± 18
Gulf War (1990s)
8 ± 9

Doyline, LA has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.47 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Doyline, LA.

Economy

The economy of Doyline, LA employs 298 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Doyline, LA were Retail Trade (50 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (40 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (33 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($42,813), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($41,250), and Public Administration ($36,000).

Employment

Occupations

298

2024 Value

± 92

16.4%

1 Year growth

± 40%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Doyline, LA grew at a rate of 16.4%, from 256 employees to 298 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Doyline, LA, are Sales & Related Occupations (51 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (50 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (48 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Doyline, LA.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Louisiana.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Louisiana (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

298

2024 Value

± 92

16.4%

1 Year growth

± 40%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Doyline, LA grew at a rate of 16.4%, from 256 employees to 298 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Doyline, LA, are Retail Trade (50 people), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (40 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (33 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Doyline, LA, though some of these residents may live in Doyline, LA and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$30,833

Median earning men ± $22,035

$23,125

Median earning women ± $8,374

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,188), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($42,813), and Construction ($41,250).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,250), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($21,827), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($16,250).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Doyline, LA was $80,500 in 2024, which is 0.242 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $72,900 to $80,500, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Doyline, LA is 72.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Doyline, LA have an average commute time of 39.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Doyline, LA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$80,500

Median Property Value 2024

±$13,823

$215

Median Property Taxes

±$64

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Doyline, LA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Doyline, LA compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

72.4%

Homeownership

2024

72%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 72.4% of the housing units in Doyline, LA were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Doyline, LA compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$34,327

Median Household Income

± $7,126

297

Number of Households

± 72

In 2024, the median household income of the 297 households in Doyline, LA grew to $34,327 from the previous year's value of $33,173.

The following chart displays the households in Doyline, LA distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Doyline, LA is from Louisiana.

0.464

2024 Wage GINI in Louisiana

0.465

2023 Wage GINI in Louisiana

In 2024, the income inequality in Louisiana was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Louisiana was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Louisiana in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Louisiana across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (85.2%)
Carpooled (8.72%)
Worked At Home (5.03%)

In 2024, 85.2% of workers in Doyline, LA drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (8.72%) and those who worked at home (5.03%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

39.2 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Doyline, LA have a longer commute time (39.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 9.19% of the workforce in Doyline, LA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Doyline, LA compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Doyline, LA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Doyline, LA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Doyline, LA (223 out of 725 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 35 - 44, followed by Males 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Doyline, LA is White, followed by Black and Native American.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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