COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pike County vs Adams County
PLACE A
Pike County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Adams County, Mississippi
Pike County is 12% larger than Adams County. Pike County earns more, with a median household income $5,033 higher. Pike County has grown faster since 2000 (0% vs -9%).
PIKE COUNTYADAMS COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population33,68830,061+12% vs Adams County
Population density5065−15
Population growth0.3%-8.5%+8.9 pts
Median age31.642.0−10.4
Male47.5%49.4%−1.9 pts
Female52.5%50.6%+1.9 pts
Foreign-born3.6%5.1%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.6%37.1%+17.4 pts
Black37.1%56.0%−19.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%3.5%−0.8 pts
Asian1.9%0.2%+1.6 pts
Other3.7%3.1%+0.7 pts
Median household income$48,677$43,644+$5,033
Per capita income$28,534$27,252+$1,282
Poverty rate23.3%27.0%−3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.518−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%20.6%+7.5 pts
Graduate degree11.2%6.5%+4.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%6.4%−2.7 pts
Labor force participation56.0%47.3%+8.7 pts
Median home value$157,600$108,700+$48,900
Median gross rent$856$734+$122
Owner-occupied61.3%68.1%−6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.1%23.2%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%40.0%+6.0 pts
Average commute20.321.3−1.0
Worked from home5.3%2.5%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.4%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.4%11.3%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025