Dodson’s typical household income stands at $34,000. 13% of residents live below the poverty line here, against 20% in Louisiana’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Winnfield (19%), Baton Rouge (4%) and Natchitoches (3%). Half of commuters travel less than 30 miles.

0%work in town

	Dodson	Louisiana towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$34,000	$56,000	$80,000
Below the poverty line	13%	20%	9.6%

Where working residents work

In Dodson0%

Winnfield19%

Baton Rouge4%

Natchitoches3%

Ruston3%

30 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Dodson

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here21 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Dodson Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 30 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Schools

The schools Dodson’s kids attend

Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Winn Parish school district. 283 students attend Dodson’s public school.

School	Level	Students	Letter
Dodson High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades PK–12	Grades PK–12	283	C

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The districtsWinn Parish Every school1 school · Dodson High School Questions“Are Dodson’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Mild winters and hot summers in Dodson

July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 36° and snow is almost unheard of.

93°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter38–60°

Spring53–77°

Summer70–92°

Fall54–78°

Nov 10

typical first frost

Mar 13

typical last frost

+0.9°

vs. the 20th-century average

93°

typical summer high

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A year of weatherJuly highs 93°, January lows 36°Rain & snow57″ of rain a year · Snow is almost unheard of Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.9° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Dodson is

The share of adults in Dodson who have high blood pressure: 43%. 21% of adults smoke cigarettes here, above both Louisiana’s towns (19%) and U.S. towns (14%).

	Dodson	Louisiana towns	U.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)	30%	27%	23%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	21%	19%	14%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	21%	20%	17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	17%	16%	14%

32 measures vs. Louisiana

0 better31 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Dodson	LA
More adults with COPD	10.4%	8.5%

Winn Parish Medical Center

10.7 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.7 miles to an ER · Winn Parish Medical Center How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than LA on 0 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Dodson faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Compared with 54% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Dodson is higher. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Dodson after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Expected losses in Dodson break down as 51% from inland flooding and 18% from tornadoes.

54risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingTornadoesHeat waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesModerate risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters5 federal disasters · Paid out in Dodson Get ready1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dodson

18pages on Dodson

The big questions

Schools1 school HealthBetter than LA on 0 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$34K median household income · 21 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 54% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions16 nearby · Driskill Mountain 28 mi LibraryDodson Branch Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1900 Famous people1 born in Dodson Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 31 residents Climate93° summer highs

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 71422 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Dodson; the nearest are

Grambling State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Grambling30.9 mi$7,683 in-state tuition Louisiana Delta Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Monroe46.6 mi$4,159 in-state tuition

About 2 of every 100 Dodson residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Louisiana.

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A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Dodson for work

Where Dodson’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21jobs based in Dodson

0%of working residents work in town

30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Dodson

Village in Louisiana, United States

Dodson is a village in Winn Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dodson had a population of 294.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 2.3 sq mi
Elevation: 259 ft
ZIP code: 71422
Area code: 318

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With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Dodson’s workers commute out