COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dyess vs Marion
PLACE A
Dyess, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Marion, South Carolina
Dyess is 95% smaller than Marion. Dyess earns more, with a median household income $14,338 higher. Marion has grown faster since 2000 (-7% vs -17%).
DYESSMARIONDIFFERENCE
Total population3186,028−95% vs Marion
Population density3311,346−1,016
Population growth-17.3%-7.1%−10.2 pts
Median age32.443.9−11.5
Male48.4%45.1%+3.3 pts
Female51.6%54.9%−3.3 pts
Foreign-born6.9%0.3%+6.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%30.2%+48.0 pts
Black2.1%66.7%−64.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.3%0.5%+15.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.5%2.7%+0.8 pts
Median household income$45,000$30,662+$14,338
Per capita income$17,933$21,210−$3,277
Poverty rate29.1%26.8%+2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5280.499+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%19.8%−16.0 pts
Graduate degree0.6%12.1%−11.5 pts
Unemployment rate12.6%4.7%+7.9 pts
Labor force participation53.4%45.4%+8.0 pts
Median home value$70,000$137,300−$67,300
Median gross rent$754$651+$103
Owner-occupied70.2%47.8%+22.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.6%14.6%+23.9 pts
Rent-burdened households75.0%30.0%+45.0 pts
Average commute22.226.4−4.1
Worked from home1.0%5.1%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%9.7%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025