COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mamou vs Carencro
PLACE A
Mamou, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Carencro, Louisiana
Mamou is 79% smaller than Carencro. Carencro earns more, with a median household income $38,593 higher. Carencro has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -9%).
MAMOUCARENCRODIFFERENCE
Total population2,83013,224−79% vs Carencro
Population density2,0091,683+325
Population growth-9.4%23.2%−32.6 pts
Median age40.132.8+7.3
Male53.1%43.8%+9.3 pts
Female46.9%56.2%−9.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic30.7%36.9%−6.2 pts
Black50.9%52.6%−1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other18.4%5.8%+12.6 pts
Median household income$24,808$63,401−$38,593
Per capita income$17,537$30,868−$13,331
Poverty rate58.5%24.5%+34.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.459Even
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%15.9%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree2.3%1.6%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%6.7%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation59.1%67.2%−8.1 pts
Median home value$86,500$214,800−$128,300
Median gross rent$521$944−$423
Owner-occupied45.0%66.4%−21.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.7%11.3%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households65.2%53.4%+11.8 pts
Average commute26.430.2−3.8
Worked from home0.0%15.2%−15.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.6%4.7%−1.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025