COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bude vs Zachary
PLACE A
Bude, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Zachary, Louisiana
Bude is 96% smaller than Zachary. Zachary earns more, with a median household income $58,996 higher. Zachary has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs -27%).
BUDEZACHARYDIFFERENCE
Total population77120,621−96% vs Zachary
Population density541768−227
Population growth-26.6%29.1%−55.7 pts
Median age26.138.3−12.2
Male47.2%54.4%−7.2 pts
Female52.8%45.6%+7.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.7%43.7%+0.9 pts
Black54.2%50.7%+3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other1.2%2.3%−1.2 pts
Median household income$25,484$84,480−$58,996
Per capita income$18,104$45,997−$27,893
Poverty rate44.8%8.5%+36.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5320.441+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%32.7%−19.0 pts
Graduate degree6.3%13.3%−7.0 pts
Unemployment rate11.4%6.9%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation40.1%71.6%−31.5 pts
Median home value$81,900$259,100−$177,200
Median gross rent$825$1,527−$702
Owner-occupied57.6%79.6%−21.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.5%4.4%+31.1 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%56.6%−31.0 pts
Average commute20.127.7−7.6
Worked from home12.2%6.5%+5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.4%3.3%+3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025