COMPARING TWO PLACES
Starks vs Vidor
PLACE A
Starks, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Vidor, Texas
Starks is 97% smaller than Vidor. Vidor earns more, with a median household income $46,104 higher. Starks has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
STARKSVIDORDIFFERENCE
Total population3149,597−97% vs Vidor
Population density92799−707
Population growth-0.8%-7.5%+6.7 pts
Median age38.840.4−1.6
Male64.6%46.4%+18.2 pts
Female35.4%53.6%−18.2 pts
Foreign-born2.5%1.1%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.3%84.5%+9.8 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%11.1%−7.9 pts
Asian2.5%0.6%+1.9 pts
Other0.0%3.4%−3.4 pts
Median household income$16,088$62,192−$46,104
Per capita income$14,116$34,908−$20,792
Poverty rate44.3%10.7%+33.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5410.448+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%10.6%−2.0 pts
Graduate degree8.6%3.7%+4.9 pts
Unemployment rate41.5%7.4%+34.1 pts
Labor force participation40.7%64.6%−23.9 pts
Median home value$150,000$131,400+$18,600
Median gross rent$235$820−$585
Owner-occupied25.0%70.0%−45.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%17.3%−17.3 pts
Rent-burdened households6.7%48.5%−41.9 pts
Average commute46.723.9+22.8
Worked from home0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.1%18.0%−4.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024