COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mendenhall vs Flowood
PLACE A
Mendenhall, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Flowood, Mississippi
Mendenhall is 81% smaller than Flowood. Flowood earns more, with a median household income $43,739 higher. Flowood has grown faster since 2000 (30% vs -12%).
MENDENHALLFLOWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population2,11511,003−81% vs Flowood
Population density395382+13
Population growth-12.2%30.4%−42.6 pts
Median age47.339.5+7.8
Male46.9%46.1%+0.9 pts
Female53.1%53.9%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.3%4.4%−4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.5%71.0%−8.5 pts
Black35.4%17.0%+18.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.0%3.9%−2.9 pts
Asian0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Other1.1%4.4%−3.3 pts
Median household income$40,141$83,880−$43,739
Per capita income$24,173$47,620−$23,447
Poverty rate31.7%13.4%+18.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4430.435Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%55.0%−32.7 pts
Graduate degree8.6%21.6%−13.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.2%4.1%+3.1 pts
Labor force participation47.7%68.6%−20.9 pts
Median home value$125,900$342,200−$216,300
Median gross rent$816$1,430−$614
Owner-occupied70.7%54.2%+16.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%5.0%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households22.8%51.0%−28.2 pts
Average commute27.921.5+6.4
Worked from home0.7%9.8%−9.1 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.0%+0.9 pts
Uninsured5.6%6.4%−0.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025