COMPARING TWO PLACES
Welcome vs Spencer
PLACE A
Welcome, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Spencer, Oklahoma
Welcome is 79% smaller than Spencer. Spencer earns more, with a median household income $3,611 higher. Spencer has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -16%).
WELCOMESPENCERDIFFERENCE
Total population7963,857−79% vs Spencer
Population density175717−541
Population growth-16.0%1.7%−17.7 pts
Median age26.444.2−17.8
Male33.8%45.6%−11.8 pts
Female66.2%54.4%+11.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic5.3%29.0%−23.7 pts
Black83.5%44.5%+39.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%16.2%−16.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other11.2%9.1%+2.1 pts
Median household income$56,250$59,861−$3,611
Per capita income$23,230$29,379−$6,149
Poverty rate16.2%15.1%+1.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.379+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%26.0%−21.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.5%−9.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Labor force participation64.5%61.8%+2.7 pts
Median home value$113,400$157,000−$43,600
Median gross rent$609$940−$331
Owner-occupied63.4%63.3%+0.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%9.4%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households18.3%21.3%−3.0 pts
Average commute35.625.8+9.8
Worked from home0.0%16.1%−16.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%7.8%+2.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024