COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lafe vs Paragould
PLACE A
Lafe, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Paragould, Arkansas
Lafe is 99% smaller than Paragould. Paragould earns more, with a median household income $20,551 higher. Paragould has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -9%).
LAFEPARAGOULDDIFFERENCE
Total population41931,135−99% vs Paragould
Population density206980−774
Population growth-8.7%13.1%−21.8 pts
Median age36.336.2+0.1
Male47.5%48.5%−1.0 pts
Female52.5%51.5%+1.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.7%85.8%+13.0 pts
Black0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other1.3%5.2%−3.9 pts
Median household income$36,429$56,980−$20,551
Per capita income$18,777$28,136−$9,359
Poverty rate43.4%17.8%+25.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4330.431Even
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%16.1%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree1.9%6.4%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%7.2%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation55.3%60.6%−5.2 pts
Median home value$82,400$181,500−$99,100
Median gross rent$775$925−$150
Owner-occupied81.4%56.6%+24.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%7.7%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households53.1%45.6%+7.5 pts
Average commute22.220.4+1.8
Worked from home1.8%4.2%−2.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured4.6%8.9%−4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025