COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mentone vs Scottsboro
PLACE A
Mentone, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Scottsboro, Alabama
Mentone is 94% smaller than Scottsboro. Mentone earns more, with a median household income $6,071 higher. Scottsboro has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
MENTONESCOTTSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population92316,123−94% vs Scottsboro
Population density1,583318+1,265
Population growth-5.8%5.5%−11.3 pts
Median age42.641.2+1.4
Male55.7%48.1%+7.6 pts
Female44.3%51.9%−7.6 pts
Foreign-born3.4%1.9%+1.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.5%84.6%+8.8 pts
Black0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%4.2%−0.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other2.5%3.9%−1.4 pts
Median household income$60,000$53,929+$6,071
Per capita income$33,639$33,454+$185
Poverty rate7.4%18.6%−11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3290.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%22.6%−11.0 pts
Graduate degree5.9%7.9%−2.0 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%3.5%−1.4 pts
Labor force participation67.8%50.3%+17.6 pts
Median home value$112,000$190,400−$78,400
Median gross rent$797$830−$33
Owner-occupied71.7%68.2%+3.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.4%8.3%+3.1 pts
Rent-burdened households27.4%48.0%−20.6 pts
Average commute25.923.4+2.5
Worked from home7.0%4.9%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Uninsured7.4%7.7%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025