COMPARING TWO PLACES
New Site vs Tupelo
PLACE A
New Site, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Tupelo, Oklahoma
New Site is 64% smaller than Tupelo. New Site earns more, with a median household income $88,875 higher.
NEW SITETUPELODIFFERENCE
Total population120333−64% vs Tupelo
Population density47802−756
Population growth–-0.6%–
Median age72.440.4+32.0
Male57.5%53.6%+3.9 pts
Female42.5%46.4%−3.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.0%61.8%+8.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino30.0%6.0%+24.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%32.2%−32.2 pts
Median household income$126,375$37,500+$88,875
Per capita income$17,982$20,339−$2,357
Poverty rate0.0%24.4%−24.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.1710.392−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%7.2%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate36.6%7.7%+28.9 pts
Labor force participation36.0%46.2%−10.2 pts
Median home value$148,500$63,900+$84,600
Median gross rent–$925–
Owner-occupied100.0%77.2%+22.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.3%17.6%+15.8 pts
Rent-burdened households–25.8%–
Average commute–22.4–
Worked from home0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%23.7%−23.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024