COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kossuth vs Tupelo
PLACE A
Kossuth, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Tupelo, Oklahoma
Kossuth is 51% smaller than Tupelo. Kossuth earns more, with a median household income $67,159 higher. Tupelo has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -23%).
KOSSUTHTUPELODIFFERENCE
Total population162333−51% vs Tupelo
Population density168802−635
Population growth-23.4%-0.6%−22.8 pts
Median age56.540.4+16.1
Male51.6%53.6%−2.0 pts
Female48.4%46.4%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.2%61.8%+23.4 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other14.8%32.2%−17.4 pts
Median household income$104,659$37,500+$67,159
Per capita income$35,925$20,339+$15,586
Poverty rate3.6%24.4%−20.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3140.392−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%7.2%+19.9 pts
Graduate degree10.7%1.4%+9.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Labor force participation42.6%46.2%−3.6 pts
Median home value$207,500$63,900+$143,600
Median gross rent$1,000$925+$75
Owner-occupied87.7%77.2%+10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%17.6%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households20.0%25.8%−5.8 pts
Average commute18.122.4−4.2
Worked from home0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.7%23.7%−17.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025