COMPARING TWO PLACES
Morse vs Dumas
PLACE A
Morse, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Dumas, Texas
Morse is 96% smaller than Dumas. Dumas earns more, with a median household income $13,371 higher. Dumas has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -26%).
MORSEDUMASDIFFERENCE
Total population61814,862−96% vs Dumas
Population density4412,690−2,249
Population growth-26.2%-1.3%−24.9 pts
Median age28.230.6−2.4
Male44.5%53.5%−9.0 pts
Female55.5%46.5%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%25.1%−25.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.1%29.6%+65.5 pts
Black0.5%4.8%−4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%58.1%−56.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Other3.3%5.2%−1.9 pts
Median household income$50,417$63,788−$13,371
Per capita income$25,707$26,663−$956
Poverty rate21.8%20.2%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.419−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%13.1%−5.5 pts
Graduate degree1.9%2.9%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.2%3.4%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation66.4%65.6%+0.7 pts
Median home value$82,600$156,300−$73,700
Median gross rent$491$1,028−$537
Owner-occupied54.6%62.1%−7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.6%14.0%+1.6 pts
Rent-burdened households19.2%32.2%−13.0 pts
Average commute28.718.8+9.9
Worked from home3.3%0.8%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured7.5%17.3%−9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025