COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chunky vs Flowood
PLACE A
Chunky, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Flowood, Mississippi
Chunky is 98% smaller than Flowood. Flowood earns more, with a median household income $26,380 higher. Flowood has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs -17%).
CHUNKYFLOWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population26811,003−98% vs Flowood
Population density321382−61
Population growth-16.6%30.4%−47.0 pts
Median age36.539.5−3.0
Male52.1%46.1%+6.0 pts
Female47.9%53.9%−6.0 pts
Foreign-born4.1%4.4%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.5%71.0%+24.5 pts
Black0.0%17.0%−17.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%3.9%−1.4 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other2.1%4.4%−2.3 pts
Median household income$57,500$83,880−$26,380
Per capita income$29,983$47,620−$17,637
Poverty rate7.1%13.4%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3450.435−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%55.0%−31.8 pts
Graduate degree19.2%21.6%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%4.1%−0.2 pts
Labor force participation66.0%68.6%−2.6 pts
Median home value$88,300$342,200−$253,900
Median gross rent$1,150$1,430−$280
Owner-occupied81.3%54.2%+27.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.0%5.0%+10.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%51.0%−51.0 pts
Average commute29.821.5+8.3
Worked from home2.4%9.8%−7.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.9%6.4%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025