COMPARING TWO PLACES
Holcomb vs Poplar Bluff
PLACE A
Holcomb, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Holcomb is 98% smaller than Poplar Bluff. Holcomb earns more, with a median household income $21,573 higher.
HOLCOMBPOPLAR BLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population33616,295−98% vs Poplar Bluff
Population density711,240−1,169
Population growth-5.3%-4.7%−0.6 pts
Median age40.137.3+2.8
Male58.3%48.2%+10.2 pts
Female41.7%51.8%−10.2 pts
Foreign-born4.2%1.4%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.1%78.5%+3.6 pts
Black17.9%9.1%+8.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Median household income$63,514$41,941+$21,573
Per capita income$15,518$22,619−$7,101
Poverty rate52.4%20.8%+31.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4200.461−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%14.4%−0.2 pts
Graduate degree7.8%5.0%+2.8 pts
Unemployment rate13.8%4.9%+8.9 pts
Labor force participation48.3%51.6%−3.3 pts
Median home value$104,400$119,800−$15,400
Median gross rent$678$760−$82
Owner-occupied72.9%53.1%+19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.9%15.7%+17.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%50.0%−50.0 pts
Average commute19.217.6+1.6
Worked from home0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured27.7%15.2%+12.5 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024