COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sun vs Picayune
PLACE A
Sun, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Picayune, Mississippi
Sun is 97% smaller than Picayune. Sun earns more, with a median household income $11,912 higher. Picayune has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -17%).
SUNPICAYUNEDIFFERENCE
Total population40112,019−97% vs Picayune
Population density94666−572
Population growth-16.6%9.3%−25.9 pts
Median age45.041.8+3.2
Male57.2%49.2%+8.0 pts
Female42.8%50.8%−8.0 pts
Foreign-born1.6%2.1%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.0%52.1%+10.9 pts
Black16.3%38.5%−22.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.4%5.1%−1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other17.3%4.3%+13.0 pts
Median household income$53,125$41,213+$11,912
Per capita income$34,566$25,878+$8,688
Poverty rate11.6%20.6%−9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.482−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%16.2%+1.3 pts
Graduate degree6.1%4.4%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%6.0%−4.2 pts
Labor force participation66.0%55.7%+10.3 pts
Median home value$160,700$157,100+$3,600
Median gross rent$883$931−$48
Owner-occupied84.9%58.8%+26.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.7%18.5%−1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households29.6%43.7%−14.1 pts
Average commute38.432.1+6.3
Worked from home13.7%5.9%+7.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.0%13.3%−7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025