COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 217.52 vs Census Tract 708.12
PLACE A
Census Tract 217.52, Shelby County, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 708.12, DeSoto County, Mississippi
Census Tract 217.52 and Census Tract 708.12 are close in size. Census Tract 708.12 earns more, with a median household income $22,543 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 217.52CENSUS TRACT 708.12DIFFERENCE
Total population5,5295,802−5% vs Census Tract 708.12
Population density3,5151,619+1,896
Median age33.333.5−0.2
Male42.6%46.5%−3.9 pts
Female57.4%53.5%+3.9 pts
Foreign-born3.8%3.6%+0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic2.2%38.5%−36.2 pts
Black92.4%54.8%+37.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%4.9%−4.2 pts
Asian2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Other2.0%1.8%+0.2 pts
Median household income$60,202$82,745−$22,543
Per capita income$31,273$33,595−$2,322
Poverty rate25.3%5.9%+19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4500.343+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%16.4%+8.3 pts
Graduate degree8.6%4.5%+4.2 pts
Unemployment rate14.0%0.7%+13.4 pts
Labor force participation71.5%74.6%−3.0 pts
Median home value$284,700$238,600+$46,100
Median gross rent$1,150$1,616−$466
Owner-occupied49.7%49.3%+0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate4.5%2.1%+2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households61.2%39.0%+22.2 pts
Average commute23.116.3+6.8
Worked from home6.3%7.6%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.4%14.2%−5.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024