COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ethel vs Greenwood
PLACE A
Ethel, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Greenwood, South Carolina
Ethel is 99% smaller than Greenwood. Ethel earns more, with a median household income $7,756 higher. Greenwood has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -17%).
ETHELGREENWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population32422,745−99% vs Greenwood
Population density5551,364−809
Population growth-16.7%-2.9%−13.8 pts
Median age31.134.3−3.2
Male58.3%46.1%+12.1 pts
Female41.7%53.9%−12.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%36.6%+49.8 pts
Black10.7%49.8%−39.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.9%−10.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other2.9%1.6%+1.4 pts
Median household income$48,906$41,150+$7,756
Per capita income$27,004$22,043+$4,961
Poverty rate19.9%21.6%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.421+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%17.6%−10.9 pts
Graduate degree1.9%7.2%−5.3 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%8.7%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation47.1%54.2%−7.0 pts
Median home value$72,500$136,300−$63,800
Median gross rent$560$839−$279
Owner-occupied72.3%43.4%+28.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate41.4%10.7%+30.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.5%−42.5 pts
Average commute17.017.9−0.8
Worked from home0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured10.7%8.4%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025