With 6,831 people, Donaldsonville is a city in Louisiana. 44.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 29.1, younger than the US median of 38.9. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Households here earn about 61% less than in Louisiana as a whole. 46% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $23,618, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.1
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 56%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Donaldsonville
What changed most since 1990
Black share57.7% → 82.2%(+24.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.2 pts
Homes owned by their occupants60.7% → 46.3%(−14.4 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$38,106 → $23,618(−38%)US over the same years: +14%
Donaldsonville's population equals 5.2% of Ascension Parish's. Its number of households without a car equals 30% of the county's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 23% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.5%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)35.8%(68)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era28.4%(54)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.2%(6)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II2.6%(5)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 190 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Donaldsonville, decade by decade
Donaldsonville population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
7,949
$38,106
$130,804
7.6%
63.4
2000
7,605
$43,873
$119,501
10.4%
55.1
2010
7,436
$39,725
$133,068
13.4%
47.0
2020
6,695
$28,060
$173,928
13.2%
46.1
2024
6,831
$23,618
$185,900
14.2%
38.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
