COMPARING TWO PLACES
Picayune vs Slidell
PLACE A
Picayune, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Slidell, Louisiana
Picayune is 58% smaller than Slidell. Slidell earns more, with a median household income $29,284 higher.
PICAYUNESLIDELLDIFFERENCE
Total population12,01928,341−58% vs Slidell
Population density6661,856−1,189
Population growth9.3%6.3%+2.9 pts
Median age41.838.9+2.9
Male49.2%48.1%+1.1 pts
Female50.8%51.9%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born2.1%4.5%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic52.1%61.4%−9.3 pts
Black38.5%19.6%+18.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.1%9.8%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other4.3%7.2%−2.8 pts
Median household income$41,213$70,497−$29,284
Per capita income$25,878$34,749−$8,871
Poverty rate20.6%15.7%+4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4820.426+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%31.4%−15.2 pts
Graduate degree4.4%9.9%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%5.8%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation55.7%60.4%−4.7 pts
Median home value$157,100$217,700−$60,600
Median gross rent$931$1,375−$444
Owner-occupied58.8%68.5%−9.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%9.9%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%54.5%−10.8 pts
Average commute32.129.1+3.0
Worked from home5.9%11.1%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured13.3%11.9%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025