COMPARING TWO PLACES
Black Rock vs Paragould
PLACE A
Black Rock, Buffalo, New York
VS
PLACE B
Paragould, Arkansas
Black Rock is 73% smaller than Paragould. Paragould earns more, with a median household income $24,501 higher.
BLACK ROCKPARAGOULDDIFFERENCE
Total population8,34731,135−73% vs Paragould
Population density7,786980+6,806
Population growth–13.1%–
Median age34.736.2−1.5
Male55.2%48.5%+6.7 pts
Female44.8%51.5%−6.7 pts
Foreign-born19.1%1.8%+17.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%85.8%−44.7 pts
Black16.2%3.4%+12.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.2%5.1%+25.1 pts
Asian8.4%0.6%+7.8 pts
Other4.1%5.2%−1.1 pts
Median household income$32,479$56,980−$24,501
Per capita income$23,773$28,136−$4,363
Poverty rate36.8%17.8%+19.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5550.431+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%16.1%+1.6 pts
Graduate degree6.9%6.4%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%7.2%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation51.2%60.6%−9.4 pts
Median home value$105,864$181,500−$75,636
Median gross rent$910$925−$15
Owner-occupied23.1%56.6%−33.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.6%7.7%+4.9 pts
Rent-burdened households53.8%45.6%+8.2 pts
Average commute19.520.4−0.9
Worked from home9.6%4.2%+5.4 pts
Public transit to work12.6%0.1%+12.6 pts
Uninsured5.6%8.9%−3.3 pts