COMPARING TWO PLACES
Locust vs Concord
PLACE A
Locust, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Concord, Missouri
Locust is 67% smaller than Concord. Concord earns more, with a median household income $12,534 higher. Locust has grown faster since 2000 (55% vs 8%).
LOCUSTCONCORDDIFFERENCE
Total population6,12018,368−67% vs Concord
Population density7443,342−2,598
Population growth54.8%7.6%+47.3 pts
Median age36.243.5−7.3
Male46.3%49.0%−2.7 pts
Female53.7%51.0%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born1.8%6.5%−4.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.0%91.4%−0.3 pts
Black2.7%1.2%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%0.7%+3.1 pts
Asian0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
Other2.5%4.8%−2.3 pts
Median household income$76,504$89,038−$12,534
Per capita income$33,676$46,846−$13,170
Poverty rate8.7%3.9%+4.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.393−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%42.0%−19.5 pts
Graduate degree6.8%15.3%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.6%2.9%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation53.0%64.0%−11.0 pts
Median home value$322,100$303,600+$18,500
Median gross rent$895$1,215−$320
Owner-occupied86.9%86.0%+0.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.0%4.4%+1.7 pts
Rent-burdened households56.4%36.0%+20.4 pts
Average commute32.724.1+8.6
Worked from home13.5%15.0%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured7.9%3.1%+4.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024