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Donaldsonville, Louisiana: commercial real estate data.
Donaldsonville is a Census city of 6,831 people across 3.78 square miles of land, in Ascension Parish. Median household income is $23,618, 46.3 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 7 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $1.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Donaldsonville
What Donaldsonville is
- Census place typecity
- Land area3.78 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,808
- County holding the largest share of its areaAscension Parish, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donaldsonville
How many people live in Donaldsonville
- Population6,831
- Median age29.1
- Population under 182,266 plus or minus 517
- Share under 1833.2 percent plus or minus 7.6
- Population 65 and over1,126 plus or minus 275
- Share 65 and over16.5 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Households2,536
- Family households1,704
- Share of households that are families67.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donaldsonville
Income and work in Donaldsonville
- Median household income$23,618 plus or minus $10,412
- Per capita income$19,998
- Civilian labor force2,998
- Employed2,596
- Unemployed402 plus or minus 324
- Unemployment rate13.4 percent plus or minus 10.7
- Adults 25 and over3,896
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher83.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree3.9 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donaldsonville
Housing in Donaldsonville
- Housing units2,939
- Occupied units2,536
- Vacant units403 plus or minus 143
- Vacancy rate13.7 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Owner occupied1,173 plus or minus 276
- Renter occupied1,363 plus or minus 360
- Ownership rate46.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$185,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$827
- Annual rent as a share of median income42.0 percent plus or minus 19.4
- Single family units1,552
- Share single family52.8 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more932 plus or minus 415
- Share in buildings of two or more31.7 percent plus or minus 13.6
- Mobile homes455 plus or minus 187
- Median year structure built1982
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donaldsonville
How Donaldsonville gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,423 plus or minus 492
- Commuting under 15 minutes686 plus or minus 223
- Share commuting under 15 minutes28.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,013 plus or minus 341
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more41.8 percent plus or minus 11.2
- Drove alone71.0 percent
- Carpooled20.3 percent plus or minus 10.9
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home6.7 percent plus or minus 6.0
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donaldsonville
SBA loans in Donaldsonville (7(a))
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$1,660,100
- Average approval$237,157
- Median approval$249,900
- Largest approval$578,000
- Jobs supported60
- Jobs per approval8.6
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term126 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more42.9 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders4
- Distinct industries by NAICS4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Donaldsonville, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Donaldsonville
Flood risk in Donaldsonville
- NFIP communityCity of Donaldsonville
- NFIP community number220014
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date08/16/07
The City of Donaldsonville participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 220014 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Ascension Parish, not Donaldsonville
Ascension Parish context, not Donaldsonville figures
- Establishments in Ascension Parish2,626
- Covered employment, Ascension Parish50,590
- Average annual pay, Ascension Parish$71,805
- Housing units permitted, Ascension Parish531
Every figure in this section is published for Ascension Parish as a whole and is not a measurement of Donaldsonville.
All Ascension Parish figures →
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Donaldsonville questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Donaldsonville, Louisiana?
6,831, in 2,536 households. Donaldsonville city covers 3.78 square miles of land, which is 1,808 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Donaldsonville in?
Ascension Parish, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Donaldsonville?
$23,618. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $185,900. Median gross rent is $827 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Donaldsonville businesses?
7 7(a) approvals totaling $1.7 m since FY2020, across 4 lenders, median approval $249,900. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Donaldsonville, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Donaldsonville borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Donaldsonville. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Donaldsonville in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Donaldsonville appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Donaldsonville, city of, community 220014, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Donaldsonville figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Ascension Parish as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Donaldsonville.
Is zoning published for Donaldsonville?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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