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A town of 4,828, settled in 1884. Public schools that outperform most of Louisiana.
Trash day: look up yoursHaughton grades D overall, 139th of 161 graded towns in Louisiana, mostly because of health and incomes. Residents are less healthy than 87% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The median household income is $52K, and 16% of residents live below the poverty line. One bright spot: its schools outperform 83% of the state's. Only 16 of Louisiana’s 253 towns score lower on cost of living.
Where Haughton beats most towns.
3,454 counted in 2010 and 4,539 in 2020; an estimated 4,828 in 2025.
Growth hasn’t slowed: 6.8% since 2020, after 31.4% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Louisiana), ordered by how far Haughton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 305 in 1890, a low of 194 in 1900, 4,539 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1986 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Haughton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Haughton.
Haughton carries less natural-hazard risk than most of Louisiana (mostly inland flooding), is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has milder winter nights than most of the country, though not than most of Louisiana.
Against the 6,437 U.S. towns with household incomes like Haughton’s, it is less healthy than 70%, so its D isn’t only a matter of income. Within Louisiana it is healthier than 59% of the 161 graded towns: much of Louisiana scores lower on these measures.
30% of Haughton adults have been diagnosed with depression, above both the Louisiana town median (27%) and the median of U.S. towns (23%). 44% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Haughton. Haughton beats the Louisiana average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3.
| Haughton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 42% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 20% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 16% |
| What stands out | Haughton | LA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 12.9% | 15.2% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 6.5% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 52.9% | 57.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Its public schools are run by the Bossier Parish school district. Its three schools are below. The largest public high school is Haughton High School, with 1,360 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haughton Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 993 | B+ |
| Haughton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 8–12 | Grades 8–12 | 1,360 | A |
| Haughton Elementary SchoolTop results in townGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 618 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within LA on state tests and graduation
Jobs based here grew from 365 in 2013 to 736.
Most working residents leave Haughton for work: only 4% work in town. Jobs based in Haughton grew to 736 in 2023, 371 more than in 2013. At $52,000, Haughton’s median household income is close to Louisiana’s towns ($56,000) and below U.S. towns ($80,000).
| Haughton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $56,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
January nights average 36.3°: milder than most of the country, but colder than 83% of Louisiana places with climate records; July afternoons average 93°.
Haughton has mild winters and hot summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Haughton is 93°F. Snow is almost unheard of.
| Haughton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 93°F | 92°F | 85°F |
| January low | 36°F | 42°F | 22°F |
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Haughton home is worth about $255,000, up 1.9% in a year, 19% above the Louisiana typical home. 77% of Haughton households own their home.
| Haughton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 77% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,087 a month | $989 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
People 65 and older are 11% of residents (17% statewide). Haughton’s median age is 33.5 years. Haughton has grown 6.8% since 2020, to 4,828 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| Haughton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 11% | 17% | 18% |
| Median age | 33.5 years | 37.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 21% | 20% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.9 points. Across Louisiana, 51.1% of residents are women. Among residents 18 to 24, 91% are men (LA 51%).
| Haughton | LA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14% | 12.6% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.1% | 10.9% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 11.5% | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.1% | 13.3% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.8% | 11.5% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9% | 12.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.8% | 10.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 6.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.6% | 12.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 40% | 32.5% | 26% |
| Some college | 27.8% | 20.4% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.3% | 7.3% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 15.9% | 17% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.4% | 10.1% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,800, single groups can be off by several points
Haughton's reported crime rate is well below Louisiana's. Among 53 Louisiana towns, just 2 have a lower violent crime rate than Haughton. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Haughton | Louisiana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.1 per 1,000 residents | 24.2 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 4.4 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk lower than 72% of Louisiana towns; that rating is what its C+ for hazard risk is built on. 61 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 11 properties have flooded more than once.
Since 1979, 61 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Haughton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 0 of its 3,648 acres are conserved, so there is little public open land in Haughton itself; its outdoors grade is D.
0.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Joe Delaney Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Haughton. Close and well known come first.
32 mi LakeCaddo Lake
17 mi Stadium & arenaIndependence Stadium
36 mi MountainDriskill Mountain
11 mi Stadium & arenaCenturyLink Center
15 mi TheatreShreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
10 mi MuseumEighth Air Force MuseumCaddo Lake: Jay Carriker (User:JCarriker), CC BY-SA 2.5 · Independence Stadium: AllisonFoley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Driskill Mountain: Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 3.0 · CenturyLink Center: The original uploader was Dman861 at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0 · Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eighth Air Force Museum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0
4 within 15 miles of the center of Haughton
About 6 of every 100 Haughton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Louisiana.
Where Haughton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Louisiana, United States
Haughton is a town in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 4,539 in 2020. It is part of the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Haughton grades D overall, better than 9% of U.S. towns and #139 of 161 in Louisiana. It grades D for health and A− for schools. Health is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. That is 4.6 years of the area's median household income ($55,925 across the Shreveport-Bossier City, LA metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.
2 notable people were born here, including Myron Baker and John A. Franks.
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