COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ball vs Natchez
PLACE A
Ball, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Natchez, Louisiana
Ball is 674% larger than Natchez. Ball earns more, with a median household income $58,043 higher. Ball has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -18%).
BALLNATCHEZDIFFERENCE
Total population3,793490+674% vs Natchez
Population density477475+2
Population growth-1.0%-18.1%+17.1 pts
Median age29.759.4−29.7
Male45.8%46.7%−0.9 pts
Female54.2%53.3%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.8%1.7%+84.1 pts
Black5.2%98.3%−93.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Asian0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Other3.7%0.0%+3.7 pts
Median household income$80,074$22,031+$58,043
Per capita income$34,310$17,198+$17,112
Poverty rate10.9%47.9%−37.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.561−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%0.7%+25.5 pts
Graduate degree10.5%0.7%+9.9 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%7.3%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation67.3%42.0%+25.3 pts
Median home value$175,800$66,900+$108,900
Median gross rent$1,337$317+$1,020
Owner-occupied84.9%56.2%+28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%18.9%−10.6 pts
Rent-burdened households24.6%45.7%−21.0 pts
Average commute20.216.0+4.2
Worked from home5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured2.1%10.3%−8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025