COMPARING TWO PLACES
Natchez vs McComb
PLACE A
Natchez, Louisiana
VS
PLACE B
McComb, Mississippi
Natchez is 96% smaller than McComb. McComb earns more, with a median household income $18,676 higher. McComb has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -18%).
NATCHEZMCCOMBDIFFERENCE
Total population49011,697−96% vs McComb
Population density475993−518
Population growth-18.1%-2.9%−15.1 pts
Median age59.436.3+23.1
Male46.7%42.2%+4.6 pts
Female53.3%57.8%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.7%23.4%−21.7 pts
Black98.3%72.0%+26.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Median household income$22,031$40,707−$18,676
Per capita income$17,198$20,996−$3,798
Poverty rate47.9%27.1%+20.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5610.439+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.7%14.6%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree0.7%5.7%−5.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%5.6%+1.7 pts
Labor force participation42.0%50.4%−8.4 pts
Median home value$66,900$98,700−$31,800
Median gross rent$317$873−$556
Owner-occupied56.2%47.9%+8.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.9%21.4%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households45.7%40.5%+5.1 pts
Average commute16.021.2−5.2
Worked from home0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured10.3%15.0%−4.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025