COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blue Mountain vs Tupelo
PLACE A
Blue Mountain, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Tupelo, Oklahoma
Blue Mountain is 75% smaller than Tupelo. Tupelo earns more, with a median household income $14,750 higher. Tupelo has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -29%).
BLUE MOUNTAINTUPELODIFFERENCE
Total population83333−75% vs Tupelo
Population density78802−724
Population growth-29.0%-0.6%−28.4 pts
Median age15.840.4−24.6
Male41.0%53.6%−12.6 pts
Female59.0%46.4%+12.6 pts
Foreign-born5.0%0.5%+4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.6%61.8%−17.2 pts
Black20.9%0.0%+20.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.5%6.0%+5.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other23.0%32.2%−9.1 pts
Median household income$22,750$37,500−$14,750
Per capita income$10,936$20,339−$9,403
Poverty rate83.5%24.4%+59.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.392+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%7.2%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree4.3%1.4%+2.9 pts
Unemployment rate11.8%7.7%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation49.3%46.2%+3.1 pts
Median home value$74,300$63,900+$10,400
Median gross rent$325$925−$600
Owner-occupied71.8%77.2%−5.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%17.6%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%25.8%+74.2 pts
Average commute22.022.4−0.4
Worked from home0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.5%23.7%−17.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025