COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winnfield vs Natchitoches
PLACE A
Winnfield, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Natchitoches, Louisiana
Winnfield is 74% smaller than Natchitoches. Winnfield earns more, with a median household income $5,185 higher. Natchitoches has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -14%).
WINNFIELDNATCHITOCHESDIFFERENCE
Total population4,48017,146−74% vs Natchitoches
Population density1,230756+474
Population growth-14.2%-1.5%−12.6 pts
Median age34.126.5+7.6
Male48.7%45.7%+3.1 pts
Female51.3%54.3%−3.1 pts
Foreign-born0.5%1.9%−1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.3%34.9%−3.5 pts
Black54.1%55.6%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.1%4.4%+7.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other2.5%4.4%−2.0 pts
Median household income$42,318$37,133+$5,185
Per capita income$22,417$23,599−$1,182
Poverty rate37.8%35.9%+1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4810.537−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%30.3%−18.4 pts
Graduate degree1.1%14.4%−13.4 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%7.1%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation52.1%53.9%−1.7 pts
Median home value$80,500$193,200−$112,700
Median gross rent$783$802−$19
Owner-occupied40.5%41.6%−1.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.7%19.2%+8.5 pts
Rent-burdened households29.0%51.0%−22.1 pts
Average commute21.516.2+5.3
Worked from home1.2%2.9%−1.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.7%7.1%−2.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025