COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 249 vs New Mexico
PLACE A
Census Tract 249, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
New Mexico
Census Tract 249 is 100% smaller than New Mexico. New Mexico earns more, with a median household income $21,246 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 249NEW MEXICODIFFERENCE
Total population2,8332,120,246−100% vs New Mexico
Population density2817+11
Population growth–2.8%–
Median age45.339.4+5.9
Male48.7%49.7%−0.9 pts
Female51.3%50.3%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.9%9.4%−7.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.2%36.0%+34.3 pts
Black16.9%1.8%+15.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.9%48.4%−45.5 pts
Asian0.8%1.6%−0.8 pts
Other9.1%12.2%−3.1 pts
Median household income$42,813$64,059−$21,246
Per capita income$23,877$36,218−$12,341
Poverty rate23.2%17.8%+5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.3%31.0%−19.7 pts
Graduate degree2.2%13.9%−11.7 pts
Unemployment rate9.1%6.0%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%57.8%−6.3 pts
Median home value$150,000$248,100−$98,100
Median gross rent$714$1,067−$353
Owner-occupied58.4%70.0%−11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%12.5%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households47.6%45.0%+2.6 pts
Average commute28.223.5+4.8
Worked from home10.4%12.2%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured9.1%9.6%−0.5 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024