COMPARING TWO PLACES
Holmes County vs Wayne County
PLACE A
Holmes County, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Wayne County, Michigan
Holmes County is 99% smaller than Wayne County. Wayne County earns more, with a median household income $28,001 higher. Wayne County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -11%).
HOLMES COUNTYWAYNE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population15,4651,769,038−99% vs Wayne County
Population density202,891−2,871
Population growth-11.4%-1.5%−10.0 pts
Median age36.337.9−1.6
Male47.5%48.4%−0.9 pts
Female52.5%51.6%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.4%10.3%−9.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic14.6%47.9%−33.3 pts
Black81.0%36.6%+44.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.4%6.9%−6.5 pts
Asian0.3%3.7%−3.4 pts
Other3.7%5.0%−1.3 pts
Median household income$32,538$60,539−$28,001
Per capita income$22,845$34,906−$12,061
Poverty rate36.4%20.8%+15.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5860.493+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.9%27.6%−13.6 pts
Graduate degree4.9%10.8%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.5%8.7%+0.9 pts
Labor force participation44.7%59.2%−14.4 pts
Median home value$80,400$178,500−$98,100
Median gross rent$590$1,132−$542
Owner-occupied61.0%64.8%−3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%12.5%+6.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.5%49.1%−6.6 pts
Average commute36.024.7+11.3
Worked from home2.7%14.1%−11.4 pts
Public transit to work0.8%1.8%−0.9 pts
Uninsured10.9%5.6%+5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025