COMPARING TWO PLACES
Patterson vs Ceres
PLACE A
Patterson, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Ceres, California
Patterson is 89% smaller than Ceres. Ceres earns more, with a median household income $29,139 higher. Ceres has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
PATTERSONCERESDIFFERENCE
Total population5,56548,982−89% vs Ceres
Population density2,2055,157−2,952
Population growth-3.0%8.6%−11.5 pts
Median age36.332.8+3.5
Male42.4%51.8%−9.4 pts
Female57.6%48.2%+9.4 pts
Foreign-born1.9%27.8%−25.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.6%20.8%+26.8 pts
Black39.9%1.2%+38.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%65.2%−62.6 pts
Asian0.7%10.4%−9.7 pts
Other9.2%2.4%+6.8 pts
Median household income$49,886$79,025−$29,139
Per capita income$25,308$27,716−$2,408
Poverty rate22.9%15.9%+6.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.422Even
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%12.7%−3.7 pts
Graduate degree1.1%3.0%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%10.2%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation58.0%61.6%−3.7 pts
Median home value$160,400$424,800−$264,400
Median gross rent$878$1,639−$761
Owner-occupied56.2%64.4%−8.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.7%3.3%+14.4 pts
Rent-burdened households63.1%50.0%+13.1 pts
Average commute31.333.8−2.4
Worked from home10.3%5.7%+4.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured8.6%6.9%+1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025