COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cary vs Algonquin
PLACE A
Cary, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Algonquin, Maryland
Cary is 80% smaller than Algonquin. Algonquin earns more, with a median household income $30,250 higher. Algonquin has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -23%).
CARYALGONQUINDIFFERENCE
Total population2201,074−80% vs Algonquin
Population density3111,430−1,119
Population growth-23.0%-1.7%−21.3 pts
Median age46.358.8−12.5
Male51.5%52.6%−1.1 pts
Female48.5%47.4%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.7%88.5%−61.9 pts
Black68.8%0.0%+68.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%6.9%−2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Median household income$46,250$76,500−$30,250
Per capita income$19,277$42,539−$23,262
Poverty rate39.7%10.7%+29.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.355+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%27.9%−13.2 pts
Graduate degree5.2%12.9%−7.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation40.3%56.5%−16.2 pts
Median home value$30,000$342,600−$312,600
Median gross rent$1,113$1,670−$557
Owner-occupied69.6%85.7%−16.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate1.9%7.1%−5.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%21.3%−21.3 pts
Average commute19.922.3−2.4
Worked from home0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.4%2.9%+3.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024