COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benoit vs Indianola
PLACE A
Benoit, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Indianola, Mississippi
Benoit is 96% smaller than Indianola. Benoit earns more, with a median household income $3,709 higher. Indianola has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -23%).
BENOITINDIANOLADIFFERENCE
Total population3428,637−96% vs Indianola
Population density3511,008−657
Population growth-23.5%-9.7%−13.8 pts
Median age39.735.7+4.0
Male39.1%46.2%−7.1 pts
Female60.9%53.8%+7.1 pts
Foreign-born0.8%1.6%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic46.4%15.0%+31.4 pts
Black51.5%81.5%−30.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.2%1.7%+0.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Median household income$45,417$41,708+$3,709
Per capita income$20,265$22,102−$1,837
Poverty rate38.3%30.5%+7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.448+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%21.0%−9.3 pts
Graduate degree8.2%10.6%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.5%13.1%−4.6 pts
Labor force participation43.6%60.1%−16.6 pts
Median home value$83,100$108,800−$25,700
Median gross rent$455$720−$265
Owner-occupied81.7%51.8%+29.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%14.0%−2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households48.5%54.1%−5.6 pts
Average commute41.721.0+20.8
Worked from home1.5%5.2%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured18.1%10.7%+7.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025