Mansfield, Louisiana Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 5,582. Estimated population in July 2024: 5,504 (-1.4% change)
Males: 2,524 (45.2%), Females: 3,058 (54.8%)

Zip code: 71052

Demographics

Median resident age: 34.9 years
Median household income: $21,981
Median house value: $49,100

Population by Race

Races in Mansfield:

  • Black (64.3%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (33.4%)
  • Hispanic (1.6%)
  • Two or more races (0.8%)
  • American Indian (0.5%)

Ancestries: United States (5.3%), German (4.2%), Irish (4.2%), English (3.3%), French (1.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.1%).

Elevation: 330 feet

Land area: 3.7 square miles

Map of Mansfield, LA

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Mansfield

  • High school or higher: 65.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.5%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 26.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Mansfield city

  • Never married: 27.5%
  • Now married: 47.5%
  • Separated: 3.6%
  • Widowed: 11.1%
  • Divorced: 10.4%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -159 (-2.8%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Mansfield:

  • DESOTO REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM (207 JEFFERSON STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Mansfield:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mansfield:

Other public-use airports nearest to Mansfield:

  • DE SOTO PARISH (about 5 miles; MANSFIELD, LA; Abbreviation: 3F3)
  • BLUEBIRD HILL (about 22 miles; KEITHVILLE, LA; Abbreviation: 5F5)
  • THE RED RIVER (about 29 miles; COUSHATTA, LA; Abbreviation: 0R7)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Mansfield:

  • LOUISIANA TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANSFIELD CAMPUS (Full-time enrollment: 126; Location: 943 OXFORD RD; Public)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mansfield:

  • LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY-SHREVEPORT (about 23 miles; SHREVEPORT, LA; Full-time enrollment: 3,059)
  • BOSSIER PARISH COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; BOSSIER CITY, LA; Full-time enrollment: 2,743)
  • NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA (about 48 miles; NATCHITOCHES, LA; Full-time enrollment: 7,710)
  • STEPHEN F AUSTIN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; NACOGDOCHES, TX; Full-time enrollment: 10,217)
  • GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY (about 77 miles; GRAMBLING, LA; Full-time enrollment: 4,299)
  • LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; RUSTON, LA; Full-time enrollment: 9,013)
  • KILGORE COLLEGE (about 85 miles; KILGORE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,814)

Schools

Public high school in Mansfield:

  • MANSFIELD HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 480; Location: 401 KINGS HIGHWAY; Grades: 08 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Mansfield:

  • MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PK-2 (Students: 523; Location: 1915 MCARTHUR DRIVE; Grades: PK – 02)
  • MANSFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 3-5 (Students: 500; Location: 1915 MCARTHUR DRIVE; Grades: 03 – 05)
  • MANSFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL 6-8 (Students: 444; Location: 1915 MCARTHUR DRIVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DESOTO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL (Students: 46; Location: 2269 WHALEY STREET; Grades: 03 – 12)

Libraries

Library in Mansfield:

  • DESOTO PARISH LIBRARY (Operating income: $654,661; Location: 109 CROSBY STREET; 93,079 books; 1,934 audio materials; 1,962 video materials; 119 serial subscriptions)