COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mounds vs Sikeston
PLACE A
Mounds, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sikeston, Missouri
Mounds is 94% smaller than Sikeston. Sikeston earns more, with a median household income $28,540 higher. Sikeston has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -20%).
MOUNDSSIKESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population99915,983−94% vs Sikeston
Population density445932−487
Population growth-20.2%-0.2%−20.0 pts
Median age29.838.2−8.4
Male45.6%45.5%+0.1 pts
Female54.4%54.5%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born1.2%1.3%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.7%68.2%+6.5 pts
Black1.8%21.3%−19.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%2.3%+0.0 pts
Asian0.5%0.2%+0.3 pts
Other20.7%8.0%+12.7 pts
Median household income$30,375$58,915−$28,540
Per capita income$22,289$35,557−$13,268
Poverty rate25.5%14.2%+11.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5940.495+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%27.5%−19.1 pts
Graduate degree1.9%11.3%−9.4 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%3.5%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation43.4%57.9%−14.5 pts
Median home value$151,800$168,800−$17,000
Median gross rent$763$891−$128
Owner-occupied48.7%60.5%−11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.2%9.4%+8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households33.0%45.7%−12.7 pts
Average commute20.115.7+4.4
Worked from home4.3%3.7%+0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.1%12.1%+7.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025