COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 705.24 vs Census Tract 226
PLACE A
Census Tract 705.24, DeSoto County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 226, Okaloosa County, Florida
Census Tract 705.24 is 10% smaller than Census Tract 226. Census Tract 705.24 earns more, with a median household income $41,784 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 705.24CENSUS TRACT 226DIFFERENCE
Total population3,2043,552−10% vs Census Tract 226
Population density7193,651−2,932
Median age51.237.7+13.5
Male48.5%51.7%−3.2 pts
Female51.5%48.3%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born6.5%14.5%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic69.6%55.1%+14.5 pts
Black22.9%16.5%+6.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.8%15.0%−13.2 pts
Asian4.7%4.3%+0.3 pts
Other1.1%9.1%−8.0 pts
Median household income$82,409$40,625+$41,784
Per capita income$43,245$27,417+$15,828
Poverty rate3.1%28.1%−25.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.460−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher41.4%18.3%+23.1 pts
Graduate degree16.9%1.6%+15.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%3.8%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation62.7%67.5%−4.8 pts
Median home value$344,400$244,400+$100,000
Median gross rent–$1,151–
Owner-occupied92.3%23.8%+68.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households19.8%58.1%−38.3 pts
Average commute29.725.2+4.5
Worked from home17.1%10.0%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.7%23.0%−21.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024