COMPARING TWO PLACES
Winnfield vs Ruston
PLACE A
Winnfield, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Ruston, Washington
Winnfield is 326% larger than Ruston. Ruston earns more, with a median household income $74,013 higher. Ruston has grown faster since 2000 (41% vs -14%).
WINNFIELDRUSTONDIFFERENCE
Total population4,4801,052+326% vs Ruston
Population density1,2304,109−2,879
Population growth-14.2%40.9%−55.0 pts
Median age34.144.5−10.4
Male48.7%46.9%+1.8 pts
Female51.3%53.1%−1.8 pts
Foreign-born0.5%10.2%−9.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic31.3%69.7%−38.4 pts
Black54.1%1.6%+52.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.1%6.7%+5.4 pts
Asian0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Other2.5%12.5%−10.1 pts
Median household income$42,318$116,331−$74,013
Per capita income$22,417$75,674−$53,257
Poverty rate37.8%7.1%+30.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4810.407+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%61.5%−49.7 pts
Graduate degree1.1%23.4%−22.4 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%1.7%+10.1 pts
Labor force participation52.1%61.3%−9.1 pts
Median home value$80,500$912,700−$832,200
Median gross rent$783$2,598−$1,815
Owner-occupied40.5%68.8%−28.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.7%5.8%+22.0 pts
Rent-burdened households29.0%17.1%+11.9 pts
Average commute21.534.2−12.7
Worked from home1.2%21.6%−20.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.7%1.3%+3.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025