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. Much of the housing stock in Haughton was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Haughton economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Haughton, where the median household income is $49,411.00.

There are quite a few people in the armed forces living in Haughton, and when you visit or drive around town, you will see military people in and out of uniform, shopping, enjoying life, and being part of the community.

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.

Being a small town, Haughton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

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.