Haughton is a very small town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 4,430 people and six associated neighborhoods, Haughton is the 101st largest community in Louisiana. Haughton has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Haughton, where the median household income is $49,411.00.

Haughton is home to a number of people employed in the armed forces. When you visit or walk around Haughton, some of the people you will bump into will be military people In and out of uniform, jogging, shopping and generally out and about town.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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.

In terms of college education, Haughton is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.04% of adults 25 and older in Haughton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Haughton in 2022 was $31,791, 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 $127,164 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 French.

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