COMPARING TWO PLACES
Epps vs West Monroe
PLACE A
Epps, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
West Monroe, Michigan
Epps is 88% smaller than West Monroe. Epps earns more, with a median household income $5,350 higher. West Monroe has grown faster since 2000 (-8% vs -58%).
EPPSWEST MONROEDIFFERENCE
Total population3342,711−88% vs West Monroe
Population density3462,167−1,821
Population growth-58.1%-7.9%−50.2 pts
Median age41.943.1−1.2
Male70.2%50.9%+19.4 pts
Female29.8%49.1%−19.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.0%91.4%−37.4 pts
Black44.5%0.1%+44.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.5%5.0%−3.5 pts
Median household income$53,667$48,317+$5,350
Per capita income$19,482$23,228−$3,746
Poverty rate15.5%31.8%−16.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.376−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%6.0%+3.8 pts
Graduate degree5.8%2.7%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%12.6%−12.6 pts
Labor force participation28.6%59.9%−31.3 pts
Median home value$67,500$109,200−$41,700
Median gross rent$1,031$850+$181
Owner-occupied77.9%87.3%−9.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.8%3.5%+28.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.1%83.9%−35.7 pts
Average commute47.525.0+22.5
Worked from home8.5%1.0%+7.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.8%2.5%−0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024