COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ethel vs Canton
PLACE A
Ethel, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Canton, Pennsylvania
Ethel is 81% smaller than Canton. Ethel earns more, with a median household income $6,774 higher.
ETHELCANTONDIFFERENCE
Total population3241,682−81% vs Canton
Population density5551,460−905
Population growth-16.7%-12.2%−4.6 pts
Median age31.137.3−6.2
Male58.3%46.7%+11.6 pts
Female41.7%53.3%−11.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%97.7%−11.3 pts
Black10.7%0.0%+10.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.9%1.6%+1.3 pts
Median household income$48,906$42,132+$6,774
Per capita income$27,004$24,336+$2,668
Poverty rate19.9%22.2%−2.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.464−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%14.4%−7.7 pts
Graduate degree1.9%4.7%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%8.1%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation47.1%49.5%−2.4 pts
Median home value$72,500$126,300−$53,800
Median gross rent$560$715−$155
Owner-occupied72.3%41.0%+31.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate41.4%10.8%+30.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%38.5%−38.5 pts
Average commute17.021.0−3.9
Worked from home0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured10.7%6.0%+4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025