Haughton is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,574 people and six associated neighborhoods, Haughton is the 101st largest community in Louisiana. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Haughton, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Haughton, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Haughton’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Haughton does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $51,932.00.

The armed forces are a huge part of the life in Haughton, employing 6.34% of the workforce. While it is a military town, the civilian sector still plays an important role in the local economy, where the Manufacturing and Healthcare industries employ 14.15% and 12.59% of the civilian workforce, respectively.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.42% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

The overall crime rate in Haughton is one of the lowest in the US. This makes it one of the safer places to live in the country in terms of crime.

Haughton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Haughton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.33% of adults in Haughton have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Haughton in 2022 was $33,238, which is upper middle income relative to Louisiana, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $132,952 for a family of four. However, Haughton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Haughton is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Haughton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Haughton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Haughton include English, German, Irish, European, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Haughton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.