COMPARING TWO PLACES
Harrison vs Bridgetown
PLACE A
Harrison, Illinois
VS
PLACE B
Bridgetown, Mississippi
Harrison is 74% smaller than Bridgetown. Bridgetown earns more, with a median household income $61,592 higher. Bridgetown has grown faster since 2000 (31% vs -8%).
HARRISONBRIDGETOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population8303,195−74% vs Bridgetown
Population density3941,473−1,079
Population growth-7.7%30.9%−38.7 pts
Median age64.335.2+29.1
Male49.6%45.2%+4.5 pts
Female50.4%54.8%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born1.6%0.4%+1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.4%96.9%−36.5 pts
Black4.8%0.0%+4.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.3%0.5%+5.7 pts
Asian0.4%0.4%−0.0 pts
Other28.2%2.2%+26.0 pts
Median household income$77,632$139,224−$61,592
Per capita income$34,689$48,474−$13,785
Poverty rate10.6%1.0%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3280.310+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher38.5%39.3%−0.8 pts
Graduate degree2.0%17.5%−15.5 pts
Unemployment rate16.3%5.8%+10.5 pts
Labor force participation44.9%73.4%−28.5 pts
Median home value$176,100$344,500−$168,400
Median gross rent$915$1,574−$659
Owner-occupied67.5%95.4%−27.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%5.1%+11.2 pts
Rent-burdened households42.3%0.0%+42.3 pts
Average commute35.740.1−4.3
Worked from home7.7%17.1%−9.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.1%1.4%+2.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024