COMPARING TWO PLACES
Falcon vs Clarksdale
PLACE A
Falcon, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Falcon is 97% smaller than Clarksdale. Falcon earns more, with a median household income $43,826 higher. Falcon has grown faster since 2000 (26% vs -17%).
FALCONCLARKSDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population38513,643−97% vs Clarksdale
Population density273726−453
Population growth25.6%-17.0%+42.6 pts
Median age58.534.9+23.6
Male43.8%46.7%−2.9 pts
Female56.3%53.3%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born3.3%2.3%+1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.1%13.4%+58.7 pts
Black19.9%80.9%−61.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.1%3.8%+4.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Median household income$80,208$36,382+$43,826
Per capita income$19,805$20,508−$703
Poverty rate44.5%40.3%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.464−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%19.4%+5.3 pts
Graduate degree19.2%8.2%+11.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.8%10.8%−8.9 pts
Labor force participation25.2%54.1%−28.9 pts
Median home value$204,200$83,900+$120,300
Median gross rent$870$774+$96
Owner-occupied77.5%45.9%+31.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.5%17.1%+18.4 pts
Rent-burdened households88.9%48.0%+40.8 pts
Average commute38.717.9+20.9
Worked from home13.0%8.7%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured27.5%12.7%+14.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025