COMPARING TWO PLACES
Parsons vs Pittsburg
PLACE A
Parsons, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Pittsburg, Texas
Parsons is 54% smaller than Pittsburg. Pittsburg earns more, with a median household income $8,154 higher. Pittsburg has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -12%).
PARSONSPITTSBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population2,1624,676−54% vs Pittsburg
Population density5341,299−764
Population growth-11.5%-3.6%−7.9 pts
Median age45.034.5+10.5
Male51.5%49.5%+1.9 pts
Female48.5%50.5%−1.9 pts
Foreign-born6.6%14.6%−8.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.9%33.3%+48.7 pts
Black7.4%23.4%−16.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%40.6%−36.7 pts
Asian5.7%0.6%+5.2 pts
Other1.0%2.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$36,154$44,308−$8,154
Per capita income$24,944$24,171+$773
Poverty rate25.3%24.7%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.419+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%13.5%−5.1 pts
Graduate degree2.1%3.8%−1.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%6.6%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation45.8%60.4%−14.6 pts
Median home value$118,100$119,200−$1,100
Median gross rent$738$777−$39
Owner-occupied59.9%55.0%+4.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%15.5%−0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households19.9%47.0%−27.1 pts
Average commute26.419.1+7.3
Worked from home10.2%0.0%+10.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.7%27.0%−10.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025