COMPARING TWO PLACES
Taft vs Destrehan
PLACE A
Taft, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Destrehan, Louisiana
Taft is 99% smaller than Destrehan. Destrehan earns more, with a median household income $58,509 higher. Destrehan has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -30%).
TAFTDESTREHANDIFFERENCE
Total population17211,619−99% vs Destrehan
Population density1112,023−1,912
Population growth-30.4%-1.7%−28.7 pts
Median age54.041.3+12.7
Male46.7%48.8%−2.0 pts
Female53.3%51.2%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.3%67.6%−63.2 pts
Black80.4%16.5%+63.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%9.9%−9.9 pts
Asian0.0%2.8%−2.8 pts
Other15.2%3.2%+12.0 pts
Median household income$32,000$90,509−$58,509
Per capita income$23,343$42,011−$18,668
Poverty rate31.5%17.3%+14.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3700.405−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%40.4%−29.7 pts
Graduate degree9.5%10.7%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Labor force participation39.8%70.6%−30.8 pts
Median home value$59,300$320,700−$261,400
Median gross rent$883$1,257−$374
Owner-occupied58.0%74.2%−16.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate37.5%8.7%+28.8 pts
Rent-burdened households42.9%65.0%−22.2 pts
Average commute30.627.3+3.3
Worked from home25.7%8.1%+17.6 pts
Public transit to work2.9%1.1%+1.7 pts
Uninsured20.7%7.8%+12.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024