COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 707.23 vs Census Tract 217.53
PLACE A
Census Tract 707.23, DeSoto County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 217.53, Shelby County, Tennessee
Census Tract 707.23 is 70% larger than Census Tract 217.53. Census Tract 707.23 earns more, with a median household income $35,154 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 707.23CENSUS TRACT 217.53DIFFERENCE
Total population4,7342,783+70% vs Census Tract 217.53
Population density1,0633,545−2,483
Median age39.234.8+4.4
Male50.0%54.8%−4.9 pts
Female50.0%45.2%+4.9 pts
Foreign-born4.4%5.0%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.6%4.7%+40.8 pts
Black44.5%82.0%−37.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.8%11.7%−10.9 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other7.7%1.5%+6.2 pts
Median household income$107,779$72,625+$35,154
Per capita income$43,460$31,174+$12,286
Poverty rate4.4%11.0%−6.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3420.324+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%20.2%+10.2 pts
Graduate degree9.5%3.0%+6.5 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%4.7%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation69.2%71.4%−2.3 pts
Median home value$321,700$183,300+$138,400
Median gross rent$2,319$1,762+$557
Owner-occupied86.1%69.1%+17.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%2.9%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households37.0%63.1%−26.1 pts
Average commute23.228.8−5.6
Worked from home4.4%15.7%−11.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.1%11.4%−7.3 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024