COMPARING TWO PLACES
Como vs Southaven
PLACE A
Como, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Southaven, Mississippi
Como is 99% smaller than Southaven. Southaven earns more, with a median household income $20,983 higher. Southaven has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 4%).
COMOSOUTHAVENDIFFERENCE
Total population75857,819−99% vs Southaven
Population density6871,399−712
Population growth3.7%11.6%−7.9 pts
Median age35.636.2−0.6
Male46.1%48.6%−2.5 pts
Female53.9%51.4%+2.5 pts
Foreign-born23.5%3.4%+20.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.7%50.7%+3.0 pts
Black0.0%39.3%−39.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.9%5.3%+37.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other3.4%3.4%+0.0 pts
Median household income$57,500$78,483−$20,983
Per capita income$39,925$35,303+$4,622
Poverty rate26.0%12.6%+13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6520.396+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher6.2%28.8%−22.6 pts
Graduate degree2.2%10.2%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%3.3%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation57.6%67.5%−9.9 pts
Median home value$169,800$236,300−$66,500
Median gross rent$955$1,445−$490
Owner-occupied66.1%72.5%−6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%7.8%+8.4 pts
Rent-burdened households24.3%46.7%−22.4 pts
Average commute35.424.0+11.4
Worked from home1.3%9.8%−8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured46.9%7.4%+39.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025