COMPARING TWO PLACES
Claiborne County vs Grainger County
PLACE A
Claiborne County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Grainger County, Tennessee
Claiborne County is 69% smaller than Grainger County. Grainger County earns more, with a median household income $18,641 higher. Grainger County has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -5%).
CLAIBORNE COUNTYGRAINGER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population8,05825,739−69% vs Grainger County
Population density1792−75
Population growth-4.9%3.8%−8.7 pts
Median age35.147.4−12.3
Male47.9%50.0%−2.1 pts
Female52.1%50.0%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.7%3.0%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic11.0%93.3%−82.2 pts
Black85.9%1.1%+84.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.3%3.6%−3.3 pts
Asian0.1%0.2%−0.0 pts
Other2.6%1.9%+0.7 pts
Median household income$31,897$50,538−$18,641
Per capita income$19,888$29,350−$9,462
Poverty rate30.7%17.1%+13.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5520.476+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%15.9%+2.2 pts
Graduate degree9.3%6.9%+2.3 pts
Unemployment rate6.9%4.7%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation38.6%52.1%−13.5 pts
Median home value$82,700$189,200−$106,500
Median gross rent$660$746−$86
Owner-occupied76.5%77.1%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.0%18.4%+5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households34.7%31.9%+2.8 pts
Average commute29.032.3−3.3
Worked from home1.5%7.6%−6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured15.1%8.5%+6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025