COMPARING TWO PLACES
Census Tract 708.30 vs Census Tract 215.47
PLACE A
Census Tract 708.30, DeSoto County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Census Tract 215.47, Shelby County, Tennessee
Census Tract 708.30 is 22% larger than Census Tract 215.47. Census Tract 708.30 earns more, with a median household income $22,884 higher.
CENSUS TRACT 708.30CENSUS TRACT 215.47DIFFERENCE
Total population8,5597,030+22% vs Census Tract 215.47
Population density3981,243−844
Median age35.030.8+4.2
Male50.9%44.2%+6.8 pts
Female49.1%55.8%−6.8 pts
Foreign-born2.3%5.6%−3.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.9%4.9%+47.0 pts
Black35.1%78.1%−43.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%1.3%+3.1 pts
Asian2.1%2.8%−0.6 pts
Other6.5%12.9%−6.4 pts
Median household income$106,327$83,443+$22,884
Per capita income$42,453$34,566+$7,887
Poverty rate6.3%17.1%−10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3500.408−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%35.9%−5.7 pts
Graduate degree13.0%16.6%−3.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%6.7%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation68.1%73.8%−5.8 pts
Median home value$345,900$334,500+$11,400
Median gross rent$2,214$1,520+$694
Owner-occupied92.1%47.1%+45.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.6%4.2%−2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.2%−42.2 pts
Average commute23.520.8+2.7
Worked from home7.5%10.4%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.0%7.7%−3.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024