COMPARING TWO PLACES
Basile vs Jennings
PLACE A
Basile, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Jennings, Florida
Basile is 56% larger than Jennings. Basile earns more, with a median household income $29,172 higher. Jennings has grown faster since 2000 (-15% vs -33%).
BASILEJENNINGSDIFFERENCE
Total population1,192766+56% vs Jennings
Population density1,028288+740
Population growth-33.3%-14.7%−18.6 pts
Median age30.925.7+5.2
Male47.8%44.1%+3.7 pts
Female52.2%55.9%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born20.3%13.2%+7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.0%28.4%+24.5 pts
Black15.9%20.9%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino20.8%50.7%−29.9 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other9.1%0.0%+9.1 pts
Median household income$52,415$23,243+$29,172
Per capita income$15,505$15,696−$191
Poverty rate17.4%46.6%−29.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4060.491−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%6.4%−1.3 pts
Graduate degree0.4%2.0%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate17.7%0.0%+17.7 pts
Labor force participation40.8%46.1%−5.3 pts
Median home value$100,700$71,800+$28,900
Median gross rent$900$812+$88
Owner-occupied70.9%63.9%+6.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%12.2%+15.8 pts
Rent-burdened households25.9%85.2%−59.4 pts
Average commute27.840.4−12.6
Worked from home2.1%0.5%+1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.2%30.9%−21.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025