COMPARING TWO PLACES
Basile vs Eunice
PLACE A
Basile, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Eunice, New Mexico
Basile is 61% smaller than Eunice. Basile earns more, with a median household income $3,328 higher. Eunice has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -33%).
BASILEEUNICEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1923,037−61% vs Eunice
Population density1,028742+286
Population growth-33.3%4.6%−37.9 pts
Median age30.929.5+1.4
Male47.8%55.5%−7.6 pts
Female52.2%44.5%+7.6 pts
Foreign-born20.3%12.3%+7.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.0%38.8%+14.2 pts
Black15.9%3.2%+12.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.8%56.4%−35.6 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other9.1%1.7%+7.4 pts
Median household income$52,415$49,087+$3,328
Per capita income$15,505$30,905−$15,400
Poverty rate17.4%12.9%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.489−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%5.8%−0.7 pts
Graduate degree0.4%4.2%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate17.7%6.3%+11.4 pts
Labor force participation40.8%64.7%−23.8 pts
Median home value$100,700$139,800−$39,100
Median gross rent$900$721+$179
Owner-occupied70.9%71.2%−0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%16.9%+11.1 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%19.0%+6.8 pts
Average commute27.819.4+8.4
Worked from home2.1%2.8%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.2%12.4%−3.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025