COMPARING TWO PLACES
Brookston vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Brookston, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Brookston is 100% smaller than Lafayette.
BROOKSTONLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population06,020−100% vs Lafayette
Population density01,136−1,136
Population growth–24.8%–
Median age34.932.3+2.6
Male46.2%46.3%−0.1 pts
Female53.8%53.7%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%83.0%−83.0 pts
Black100.0%1.5%+98.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%13.5%−13.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Median household income–$51,736–
Per capita income–$19,907–
Poverty rate0.0%27.6%−27.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)–0.347–
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation100.0%56.5%+43.5 pts
Median home value–$213,900–
Median gross rent–$896–
Owner-occupied100.0%48.5%+51.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households–39.1%–
Average commute–28.1–
Worked from home0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024