COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parks vs North Platte
PLACE A
Parks, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
North Platte, Nebraska
Parks is 97% smaller than North Platte. Parks earns more, with a median household income $28,361 higher.
PARKSNORTH PLATTEDIFFERENCE
Total population67122,524−97% vs North Platte
Population density7941,648−854
Population growth-2.0%-5.4%+3.4 pts
Median age33.940.2−6.3
Male46.4%49.7%−3.3 pts
Female53.6%50.3%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born0.4%3.5%−3.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.1%84.3%−30.2 pts
Black43.9%1.0%+42.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%10.1%−9.6 pts
Asian0.2%0.8%−0.6 pts
Other1.2%3.8%−2.6 pts
Median household income$86,458$58,097+$28,361
Per capita income$31,375$32,736−$1,361
Poverty rate8.6%15.4%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.403Even
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%20.8%−0.1 pts
Graduate degree2.5%6.6%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%3.9%+1.9 pts
Labor force participation71.0%64.7%+6.3 pts
Median home value$152,600$169,100−$16,500
Median gross rent$518$921−$403
Owner-occupied84.5%58.5%+26.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%9.3%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households29.3%46.1%−16.8 pts
Average commute22.613.3+9.2
Worked from home3.7%2.4%+1.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured2.8%7.0%−4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025