COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bobo vs Indianola
PLACE A
Bobo, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Indianola, Mississippi
Bobo is 98% smaller than Indianola. Bobo earns more, with a median household income $36,792 higher.
BOBOINDIANOLADIFFERENCE
Total population1948,637−98% vs Indianola
Population density1011,008−906
Population growth–-9.7%–
Median age28.035.7−7.7
Male38.7%46.2%−7.5 pts
Female61.3%53.8%+7.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.0%15.0%−15.0 pts
Black100.0%81.5%+18.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Median household income$78,500$41,708+$36,792
Per capita income$22,255$22,102+$153
Poverty rate11.3%30.5%−19.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4840.448+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher43.3%21.0%+22.3 pts
Graduate degree19.6%10.6%+9.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%13.1%−13.1 pts
Labor force participation67.6%60.1%+7.5 pts
Median home value–$108,800–
Median gross rent–$720–
Owner-occupied85.7%51.8%+34.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate41.1%14.0%+27.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.1%−54.1 pts
Average commute31.921.0+10.9
Worked from home0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024