COMPARING TWO PLACES
Joyce vs Natchitoches
PLACE A
Joyce, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Joyce is 99% smaller than Natchitoches. Joyce earns more, with a median household income $21,980 higher. Natchitoches has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -15%).
JOYCENATCHITOCHESDIFFERENCE
Total population18917,146−99% vs Natchitoches
Population density65756−691
Population growth-14.6%-1.5%−13.0 pts
Median age45.926.5+19.4
Male50.8%45.7%+5.1 pts
Female49.2%54.3%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%34.9%+65.1 pts
Black0.0%55.6%−55.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Median household income$59,113$37,133+$21,980
Per capita income$33,123$23,599+$9,524
Poverty rate18.5%35.9%−17.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2200.537−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%30.3%−30.3 pts
Graduate degree0.0%14.4%−14.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%7.1%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation50.3%53.9%−3.6 pts
Median home value$78,300$193,200−$114,900
Median gross rent$599$802−$203
Owner-occupied40.2%41.6%−1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%19.2%−19.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.0%−51.0 pts
Average commute26.416.2+10.2
Worked from home0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured18.5%7.1%+11.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024