COMPARING TWO PLACES
Houston vs Tupelo
PLACE A
Houston, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Tupelo, Oklahoma
Houston is 238% larger than Tupelo. Houston earns more, with a median household income $27,273 higher. Tupelo has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -10%).
HOUSTONTUPELODIFFERENCE
Total population1,126333+238% vs Tupelo
Population density2,740802+1,937
Population growth-9.6%-0.6%−9.0 pts
Median age41.940.4+1.5
Male51.6%53.6%−2.1 pts
Female48.4%46.4%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.5%61.8%+21.6 pts
Black4.3%0.0%+4.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%6.0%−3.7 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other9.2%32.2%−23.0 pts
Median household income$64,773$37,500+$27,273
Per capita income$32,085$20,339+$11,746
Poverty rate20.0%24.4%−4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.392+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%7.2%+11.1 pts
Graduate degree3.8%1.4%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%7.7%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation60.3%46.2%+14.1 pts
Median home value$203,800$63,900+$139,900
Median gross rent$775$925−$150
Owner-occupied62.2%77.2%−15.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%17.6%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households61.1%25.8%+35.3 pts
Average commute19.922.4−2.5
Worked from home7.4%11.7%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
Uninsured8.0%23.7%−15.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025