COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 708.12 vs Census Tract 217.52
PLACE A
Census Tract 708.12, DeSoto County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 217.52, Shelby County, Tennessee
Census Tract 708.12 and Census Tract 217.52 are close in size. Census Tract 708.12 earns more, with a median household income $22,543 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 708.12CENSUS TRACT 217.52DIFFERENCE
Total population5,8025,529+5% vs Census Tract 217.52
Population density1,6193,515−1,896
Median age33.533.3+0.2
Male46.5%42.6%+3.9 pts
Female53.5%57.4%−3.9 pts
Foreign-born3.6%3.8%−0.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.5%2.2%+36.2 pts
Black54.8%92.4%−37.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.9%0.7%+4.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other1.8%2.0%−0.2 pts
Median household income$82,745$60,202+$22,543
Per capita income$33,595$31,273+$2,322
Poverty rate5.9%25.3%−19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3430.450−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%24.7%−8.3 pts
Graduate degree4.5%8.6%−4.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%14.0%−13.4 pts
Labor force participation74.6%71.5%+3.0 pts
Median home value$238,600$284,700−$46,100
Median gross rent$1,616$1,150+$466
Owner-occupied49.3%49.7%−0.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.1%4.5%−2.4 pts
Rent-burdened households39.0%61.2%−22.2 pts
Average commute16.323.1−6.8
Worked from home7.6%6.3%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.2%8.4%+5.8 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024