COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fisk vs Sikeston
PLACE A
Fisk, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Sikeston, Missouri
Fisk is 98% smaller than Sikeston. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sikeston has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -9%).
FISKSIKESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population30915,983−98% vs Sikeston
Population density954932+22
Population growth-8.8%-0.2%−8.6 pts
Median age53.438.2+15.2
Male51.4%45.5%+5.9 pts
Female48.6%54.5%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic97.8%68.2%+29.6 pts
Black0.0%21.3%−21.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other2.2%8.0%−5.8 pts
Median household income$58,125$58,915−$790
Per capita income$30,278$35,557−$5,279
Poverty rate12.4%14.2%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.0%27.5%−22.6 pts
Graduate degree0.7%11.3%−10.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%3.5%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation54.4%57.9%−3.5 pts
Median home value$113,800$168,800−$55,000
Median gross rent$513$891−$378
Owner-occupied79.4%60.5%+19.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.0%9.4%+5.7 pts
Rent-burdened households55.6%45.7%+9.8 pts
Average commute28.415.7+12.7
Worked from home21.9%3.7%+18.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%12.1%−5.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025