COMPARING TWO PLACES
Derma vs West Point
PLACE A
Derma, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
West Point, Georgia
Derma is 75% smaller than West Point. West Point earns more, with a median household income $16,143 higher. West Point has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -7%).
DERMAWEST POINTDIFFERENCE
Total population9143,661−75% vs West Point
Population density516283+233
Population growth-6.6%7.1%−13.7 pts
Median age36.431.2+5.2
Male47.0%56.1%−9.0 pts
Female53.0%43.9%+9.0 pts
Foreign-born2.2%0.9%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic29.1%26.7%+2.3 pts
Black57.1%70.3%−13.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.0%0.9%+12.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Other0.8%1.8%−0.9 pts
Median household income$41,071$57,214−$16,143
Per capita income$22,234$25,598−$3,364
Poverty rate40.3%12.7%+27.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.424+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%28.7%−20.3 pts
Graduate degree0.7%17.1%−16.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%0.5%+9.8 pts
Labor force participation54.7%53.6%+1.0 pts
Median home value$84,800$199,500−$114,700
Median gross rent$752$789−$37
Owner-occupied43.2%74.9%−31.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.3%15.7%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households31.5%17.2%+14.3 pts
Average commute26.316.4+9.9
Worked from home10.9%10.0%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.3%4.4%+5.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025