COMPARING TWO PLACES
Okolona vs Tupelo
PLACE A
Okolona, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Tupelo, Oklahoma
Okolona is 619% larger than Tupelo. Tupelo earns more, with a median household income $11,458 higher. Tupelo has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
OKOLONATUPELODIFFERENCE
Total population2,394333+619% vs Tupelo
Population density334802−469
Population growth-6.6%-0.6%−6.0 pts
Median age35.540.4−4.9
Male41.9%53.6%−11.8 pts
Female58.1%46.4%+11.8 pts
Foreign-born0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic17.3%61.8%−44.6 pts
Black81.2%0.0%+81.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.5%32.2%−30.7 pts
Median household income$26,042$37,500−$11,458
Per capita income$18,207$20,339−$2,132
Poverty rate43.2%24.4%+18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4920.392+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.6%7.2%+1.4 pts
Graduate degree2.4%1.4%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate13.8%7.7%+6.1 pts
Labor force participation48.7%46.2%+2.6 pts
Median home value$92,200$63,900+$28,300
Median gross rent$582$925−$343
Owner-occupied42.9%77.2%−34.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.4%17.6%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households37.2%25.8%+11.4 pts
Average commute22.722.4+0.4
Worked from home3.5%11.7%−8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.5%23.7%−9.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025