COMPARING TWO PLACES
Myrtle vs Tupelo
PLACE A
Myrtle, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Tupelo, Oklahoma
Myrtle is 85% smaller than Tupelo. Myrtle earns more, with a median household income $18,750 higher.
MYRTLETUPELODIFFERENCE
Total population49333−85% vs Tupelo
Population density505802−297
Population growth-2.1%-0.6%−1.5 pts
Median age35.840.4−4.6
Male48.4%53.6%−5.2 pts
Female51.6%46.4%+5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%61.8%+38.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%32.2%−32.2 pts
Median household income$56,250$37,500+$18,750
Per capita income$22,384$20,339+$2,045
Poverty rate0.0%24.4%−24.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2760.392−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%7.7%−7.7 pts
Labor force participation64.3%46.2%+18.1 pts
Median home value$56,700$63,900−$7,200
Median gross rent$656$925−$269
Owner-occupied66.7%77.2%−10.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%17.6%−17.6 pts
Rent-burdened households66.7%25.8%+40.9 pts
Average commute28.822.4+6.5
Worked from home5.6%11.7%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.2%23.7%−20.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025