COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dade County vs Marion County
PLACE A
Dade County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Marion County, Alabama
Dade County is 73% smaller than Marion County. Dade County earns more, with a median household income $3,662 higher.
DADE COUNTYMARION COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population7,80429,097−73% vs Marion County
Population density1639−23
Population growth-4.0%-4.7%+0.7 pts
Median age47.043.9+3.1
Male50.9%49.5%+1.4 pts
Female49.1%50.5%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born1.6%0.7%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.0%89.7%+2.3 pts
Black0.4%3.5%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%3.2%−0.9 pts
Asian0.1%0.3%−0.2 pts
Other5.1%3.4%+1.7 pts
Median household income$53,750$50,088+$3,662
Per capita income$29,262$27,195+$2,067
Poverty rate12.6%16.2%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.472−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%13.3%+1.8 pts
Graduate degree5.0%5.0%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%5.0%−1.8 pts
Labor force participation54.8%50.4%+4.4 pts
Median home value$170,600$106,600+$64,000
Median gross rent$683$630+$53
Owner-occupied77.0%76.8%+0.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.0%25.4%−6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households22.1%38.7%−16.6 pts
Average commute27.125.9+1.2
Worked from home10.0%3.4%+6.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%−0.0 pts
Uninsured10.2%10.7%−0.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025