COMPARING TWO PLACES
Magee vs Pearl
PLACE A
Magee, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Pearl, Illinois
Magee is 3515% larger than Pearl. Pearl earns more, with a median household income $9,679 higher. Magee has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -25%).
MAGEEPEARLDIFFERENCE
Total population3,904108+3515% vs Pearl
Population density74272+671
Population growth-9.5%-25.4%+15.8 pts
Median age36.167.2−31.1
Male46.4%43.8%+2.6 pts
Female53.6%56.3%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born4.4%0.0%+4.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.0%98.4%−59.5 pts
Black53.9%0.0%+53.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.9%0.0%+6.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.2%1.6%−1.4 pts
Median household income$44,488$54,167−$9,679
Per capita income$22,206$34,438−$12,232
Poverty rate32.3%12.5%+19.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4870.342+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%0.0%+8.1 pts
Graduate degree2.4%0.0%+2.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.3%0.0%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation59.6%32.8%+26.9 pts
Median home value$143,100$58,600+$84,500
Median gross rent$771$667+$104
Owner-occupied51.4%100.0%−48.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.9%50.8%−37.9 pts
Rent-burdened households45.8%100.0%−54.2 pts
Average commute27.431.0−3.6
Worked from home0.0%36.8%−36.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.7%0.0%+19.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025