COMPARING TWO PLACES
Emmet vs Mitchell
PLACE A
Emmet, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Mitchell, South Dakota
Emmet is 98% smaller than Mitchell. Mitchell earns more, with a median household income $2,604 higher. Mitchell has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -20%).
EMMETMITCHELLDIFFERENCE
Total population39315,756−98% vs Mitchell
Population density2731,367−1,095
Population growth-19.9%2.7%−22.5 pts
Median age41.539.6+1.9
Male44.4%49.0%−4.7 pts
Female55.6%51.0%+4.7 pts
Foreign-born0.2%2.0%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.4%87.6%−9.2 pts
Black18.4%0.5%+17.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%5.6%−4.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Other2.3%5.6%−3.3 pts
Median household income$56,016$58,620−$2,604
Per capita income$34,021$37,512−$3,491
Poverty rate22.8%12.5%+10.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6000.446+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%23.6%−8.0 pts
Graduate degree1.5%6.1%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate23.8%1.0%+22.7 pts
Labor force participation38.6%69.1%−30.4 pts
Median home value$86,900$192,200−$105,300
Median gross rent$633$851−$218
Owner-occupied77.5%56.6%+20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.7%7.4%+19.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.8%36.9%+7.9 pts
Average commute22.112.8+9.3
Worked from home0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Uninsured2.5%8.5%−6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025