COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pitkin vs Edwards
PLACE A
Pitkin, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Edwards, Colorado
Pitkin is 95% smaller than Edwards. Pitkin earns more, with a median household income $34,510 higher. Edwards has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -21%).
PITKINEDWARDSDIFFERENCE
Total population48910,785−95% vs Edwards
Population density79405−326
Population growth-21.0%9.5%−30.6 pts
Median age41.939.8+2.1
Male69.9%55.4%+14.6 pts
Female30.1%44.6%−14.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%20.7%−20.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.2%57.3%+34.9 pts
Black0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.8%32.1%−24.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other0.0%5.8%−5.8 pts
Median household income$116,419$81,909+$34,510
Per capita income$56,135$63,512−$7,377
Poverty rate4.9%12.5%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2560.542−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%59.8%−18.9 pts
Graduate degree0.0%21.1%−21.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Labor force participation59.8%68.9%−9.1 pts
Median home value$79,700$937,300−$857,600
Median gross rent$507$1,845−$1,338
Owner-occupied93.5%63.4%+30.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate40.2%26.7%+13.5 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%69.9%+30.1 pts
Average commute35.317.3+18.0
Worked from home0.0%24.0%−24.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Uninsured13.9%11.3%+2.6 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024