COMPARING TWO PLACES
Adams County vs Marion County
PLACE A
Adams County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Marion County, Alabama
Adams County and Marion County are close in size. Marion County earns more, with a median household income $6,444 higher.
ADAMS COUNTYMARION COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population30,06129,097+3% vs Marion County
Population density6539+26
Population growth-8.5%-4.7%−3.9 pts
Median age42.043.9−1.9
Male49.4%49.5%−0.1 pts
Female50.6%50.5%+0.1 pts
Foreign-born5.1%0.7%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic37.1%89.7%−52.5 pts
Black56.0%3.5%+52.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%3.2%+0.3 pts
Asian0.2%0.3%−0.1 pts
Other3.1%3.4%−0.3 pts
Median household income$43,644$50,088−$6,444
Per capita income$27,252$27,195+$57
Poverty rate27.0%16.2%+10.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5180.472+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%13.3%+7.3 pts
Graduate degree6.5%5.0%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate6.4%5.0%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation47.3%50.4%−3.1 pts
Median home value$108,700$106,600+$2,100
Median gross rent$734$630+$104
Owner-occupied68.1%76.8%−8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.2%25.4%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%38.7%+1.3 pts
Average commute21.325.9−4.7
Worked from home2.5%3.4%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured11.3%10.7%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025