COMPARING TWO PLACES
Convent vs LaPlace
PLACE A
Convent, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
LaPlace, Illinois
Convent is 275% larger than LaPlace. LaPlace earns more, with a median household income $26,083 higher. LaPlace has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -32%).
CONVENTLAPLACEDIFFERENCE
Total population637170+275% vs LaPlace
Population density164260−96
Population growth-32.1%-7.7%−24.3 pts
Median age28.429.1−0.7
Male49.9%43.5%+6.4 pts
Female50.1%56.5%−6.4 pts
Foreign-born0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.5%100.0%−65.5 pts
Black65.3%0.0%+65.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%0.0%Even
Median household income$41,042$67,125−$26,083
Per capita income$48,252$18,865+$29,387
Poverty rate4.4%35.3%−30.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6790.445+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%13.6%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree9.8%13.6%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%30.6%−30.6 pts
Labor force participation51.9%69.9%−18.0 pts
Median home value$27,200$86,800−$59,600
Median gross rent$469––
Owner-occupied93.5%100.0%−6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.1%0.0%+31.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%0.0%Even
Average commute27.817.0+10.8
Worked from home0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.6%0.0%+4.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024