COMPARING TWO PLACES
Morehouse vs Jackson
PLACE A
Morehouse, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Jackson, South Carolina
Morehouse is 58% smaller than Jackson. Jackson earns more, with a median household income $7,380 higher. Jackson has grown faster since 2000 (-11% vs -24%).
MOREHOUSEJACKSONDIFFERENCE
Total population6811,639−58% vs Jackson
Population density847466+381
Population growth-23.8%-10.5%−13.3 pts
Median age44.859.8−15.0
Male45.5%46.0%−0.6 pts
Female54.5%54.0%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born0.6%0.5%+0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.6%64.8%+18.8 pts
Black0.1%29.7%−29.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.2%0.9%+3.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other12.0%4.2%+7.8 pts
Median household income$32,254$39,634−$7,380
Per capita income$21,855$30,184−$8,329
Poverty rate19.3%11.1%+8.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3730.368Even
Bachelor's degree or higher4.9%16.1%−11.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.7%3.2%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation47.3%51.5%−4.2 pts
Median home value$56,000$199,800−$143,800
Median gross rent$475$541−$66
Owner-occupied55.8%75.0%−19.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.8%5.9%+7.9 pts
Rent-burdened households37.4%9.3%+28.1 pts
Average commute22.120.8+1.3
Worked from home1.1%4.9%−3.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.7%11.9%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025