COMPARING TWO PLACES
Branch vs Greenwood
PLACE A
Branch, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
Greenwood, South Carolina
Branch is 99% smaller than Greenwood. Branch earns more, with a median household income $11,443 higher. Branch has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs -3%).
BRANCHGREENWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population26822,745−99% vs Greenwood
Population density361,364−1,327
Population growth11.1%-2.9%+14.0 pts
Median age23.734.3−10.6
Male50.7%46.1%+4.6 pts
Female49.3%53.9%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.1%36.6%+45.5 pts
Black3.4%49.8%−46.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.6%10.9%+3.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Median household income$52,593$41,150+$11,443
Per capita income$22,274$22,043+$231
Poverty rate43.9%21.6%+22.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5830.421+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%17.6%−6.8 pts
Graduate degree6.2%7.2%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.7%−8.7 pts
Labor force participation38.1%54.2%−16.1 pts
Median home value$38,000$136,300−$98,300
Median gross rent–$839–
Owner-occupied100.0%43.4%+56.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.0%10.7%+10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households4.2%42.5%−38.3 pts
Average commute28.517.9+10.6
Worked from home25.4%3.0%+22.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured15.3%8.4%+6.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024