COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oretta vs Sulphur
PLACE A
Oretta, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Sulphur, Oklahoma
Oretta is 85% smaller than Sulphur. Oretta earns more, with a median household income $66,900 higher. Sulphur has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -11%).
ORETTASULPHURDIFFERENCE
Total population7334,878−85% vs Sulphur
Population density333815−482
Population growth-11.2%2.8%−14.0 pts
Median age34.041.9−7.9
Male55.3%50.9%+4.3 pts
Female44.7%49.1%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic98.6%65.5%+33.1 pts
Black0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%14.1%−14.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.4%19.4%−18.0 pts
Median household income$133,857$66,957+$66,900
Per capita income$29,240$29,875−$635
Poverty rate0.0%15.5%−15.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3090.465−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher3.0%20.0%−17.0 pts
Graduate degree3.0%5.4%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate20.7%1.5%+19.2 pts
Labor force participation61.7%56.0%+5.7 pts
Median home value$62,200$122,000−$59,800
Median gross rent–$954–
Owner-occupied91.8%66.5%+25.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%24.6%+4.0 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%29.9%−29.9 pts
Average commute43.518.3+25.1
Worked from home0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.8%12.2%−4.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024