COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pickens vs Yazoo City
PLACE A
Pickens, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Yazoo City, Mississippi
Pickens is 68% smaller than Yazoo City. Pickens earns more, with a median household income $26,843 higher. Pickens has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -10%).
PICKENSYAZOO CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,1889,867−68% vs Yazoo City
Population density1,043978+64
Population growth8.4%-9.5%+17.9 pts
Median age40.634.0+6.6
Male40.5%43.4%−2.9 pts
Female59.5%56.6%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%0.1%+0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.7%9.7%+62.0 pts
Black10.3%88.6%−78.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%0.5%+6.2 pts
Asian1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Other10.0%1.3%+8.8 pts
Median household income$55,000$28,157+$26,843
Per capita income$28,466$20,902+$7,564
Poverty rate16.7%46.7%−30.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4800.579−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%13.4%+6.5 pts
Graduate degree8.7%3.7%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate1.3%12.7%−11.4 pts
Labor force participation57.1%49.1%+8.0 pts
Median home value$204,100$103,000+$101,100
Median gross rent$828$767+$61
Owner-occupied68.0%33.0%+35.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.8%17.8%−7.0 pts
Rent-burdened households53.9%47.3%+6.6 pts
Average commute29.722.1+7.6
Worked from home1.9%0.6%+1.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.3%13.6%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025