COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parks vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Parks, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Parks is 89% smaller than Lafayette. Parks earns more, with a median household income $34,722 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -2%).
PARKSLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population6716,020−89% vs Lafayette
Population density7941,136−342
Population growth-2.0%24.8%−26.8 pts
Median age33.932.3+1.6
Male46.4%46.3%+0.2 pts
Female53.6%53.7%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.4%2.5%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.1%83.0%−28.9 pts
Black43.9%1.5%+42.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%13.5%−13.0 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other1.2%2.1%−0.8 pts
Median household income$86,458$51,736+$34,722
Per capita income$31,375$19,907+$11,468
Poverty rate8.6%27.6%−18.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.347+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%11.8%+8.9 pts
Graduate degree2.5%1.9%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.4%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation71.0%56.5%+14.5 pts
Median home value$152,600$213,900−$61,300
Median gross rent$518$896−$378
Owner-occupied84.5%48.5%+36.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%9.8%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%39.1%−9.8 pts
Average commute22.628.1−5.5
Worked from home3.7%1.5%+2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.8%12.3%−9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025