COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rayne vs Carencro
PLACE A
Rayne, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Carencro, Louisiana
Rayne is 47% smaller than Carencro. Carencro earns more, with a median household income $21,250 higher. Carencro has grown faster since 2000 (23% vs -9%).
RAYNECARENCRODIFFERENCE
Total population6,99513,224−47% vs Carencro
Population density1,8451,683+161
Population growth-9.0%23.2%−32.2 pts
Median age30.132.8−2.7
Male49.4%43.8%+5.6 pts
Female50.6%56.2%−5.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.6%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.7%36.9%+17.8 pts
Black38.5%52.6%−14.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.5%2.7%−1.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other5.3%5.8%−0.4 pts
Median household income$42,151$63,401−$21,250
Per capita income$21,405$30,868−$9,463
Poverty rate25.5%24.5%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.459−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%15.9%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree2.4%1.6%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%6.7%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation58.4%67.2%−8.8 pts
Median home value$156,500$214,800−$58,300
Median gross rent$828$944−$116
Owner-occupied54.4%66.4%−12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%11.3%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households43.5%53.4%−9.9 pts
Average commute28.330.2−1.9
Worked from home2.9%15.2%−12.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.6%4.7%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025