COMPARING TWO PLACES
Peculiar vs Belton
PLACE A
Peculiar, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Belton, South Carolina
Peculiar is 37% larger than Belton. Peculiar earns more, with a median household income $45,412 higher. Peculiar has grown faster since 2000 (22% vs 5%).
PECULIARBELTONDIFFERENCE
Total population6,3654,631+37% vs Belton
Population density7021,212−510
Population growth22.0%4.9%+17.1 pts
Median age32.135.4−3.3
Male52.9%41.9%+11.0 pts
Female47.1%58.1%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%1.4%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.5%82.8%−3.3 pts
Black4.5%8.3%−3.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.0%1.6%+6.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other7.9%7.0%+0.9 pts
Median household income$94,519$49,107+$45,412
Per capita income$35,195$26,506+$8,689
Poverty rate4.9%19.6%−14.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3810.478−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%10.9%+14.1 pts
Graduate degree11.3%4.3%+7.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%7.0%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation72.6%63.0%+9.6 pts
Median home value$283,900$133,500+$150,400
Median gross rent$1,275$972+$303
Owner-occupied73.8%55.7%+18.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.2%5.7%−2.5 pts
Rent-burdened households50.4%39.3%+11.1 pts
Average commute26.229.1−2.9
Worked from home25.1%1.1%+23.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%7.9%−3.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025