COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ossun vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Ossun, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Ossun is 62% smaller than Lafayette. Lafayette earns more, with a median household income $10,926 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 0%).
OSSUNLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,2716,020−62% vs Lafayette
Population density6691,136−467
Population growth0.0%24.8%−24.8 pts
Median age29.032.3−3.3
Male49.8%46.3%+3.5 pts
Female50.2%53.7%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born0.5%2.5%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.7%83.0%−44.3 pts
Black44.6%1.5%+43.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%13.5%−11.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other14.5%2.1%+12.5 pts
Median household income$40,810$51,736−$10,926
Per capita income$20,432$19,907+$525
Poverty rate24.6%27.6%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.347+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%11.8%−0.0 pts
Graduate degree5.1%1.9%+3.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.6%5.4%+4.2 pts
Labor force participation71.3%56.5%+14.8 pts
Median home value$95,000$213,900−$118,900
Median gross rent$1,296$896+$400
Owner-occupied75.9%48.5%+27.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.5%9.8%−7.2 pts
Rent-burdened households65.3%39.1%+26.2 pts
Average commute24.128.1−3.9
Worked from home19.5%1.5%+18.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.2%12.3%−0.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024