COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pickering vs St. Joseph
PLACE A
Pickering, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
St. Joseph, Tennessee
Pickering is 83% smaller than St. Joseph. Pickering earns more, with a median household income $17,138 higher. St. Joseph has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -7%).
PICKERINGST. JOSEPHDIFFERENCE
Total population140829−83% vs St. Joseph
Population density819220+599
Population growth-6.9%1.0%−7.9 pts
Median age34.039.6−5.6
Male45.1%51.0%−5.9 pts
Female54.9%49.0%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.3%90.7%+5.6 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other3.7%4.0%−0.3 pts
Median household income$66,250$49,112+$17,138
Per capita income$29,199$44,704−$15,505
Poverty rate7.4%13.8%−6.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3350.609−0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%10.4%+14.1 pts
Graduate degree7.3%5.5%+1.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%0.8%+6.3 pts
Labor force participation74.6%59.1%+15.4 pts
Median home value$102,500$171,300−$68,800
Median gross rent$1,088$631+$457
Owner-occupied76.4%80.3%−3.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate21.7%10.4%+11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households23.5%47.0%−23.4 pts
Average commute22.829.4−6.6
Worked from home0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.7%7.4%−3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025