COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lasara vs Edinburg
PLACE A
Lasara, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Edinburg, Virginia
Lasara is 20% larger than Edinburg. Edinburg earns more, with a median household income $11,686 higher. Edinburg has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -13%).
LASARAEDINBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population1,4671,225+20% vs Edinburg
Population density1,0151,653−638
Population growth-12.5%13.2%−25.7 pts
Median age40.434.3+6.1
Male58.1%53.1%+5.1 pts
Female41.9%46.9%−5.1 pts
Foreign-born8.7%9.5%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.4%72.5%−71.0 pts
Black0.0%4.4%−4.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino98.6%20.5%+78.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Median household income$45,000$56,686−$11,686
Per capita income$28,750$38,346−$9,596
Poverty rate16.5%21.1%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.425Even
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%18.7%+6.2 pts
Graduate degree5.5%3.4%+2.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%9.1%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation61.1%72.7%−11.6 pts
Median home value$57,700$231,500−$173,800
Median gross rent$590$1,033−$443
Owner-occupied82.3%59.2%+23.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.9%8.5%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%31.5%−31.5 pts
Average commute25.631.3−5.6
Worked from home15.1%8.1%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.7%10.5%+1.2 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024