COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pike County vs Amite County
PLACE A
Pike County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Amite County, Mississippi
Pike County is 170% larger than Amite County. Pike County earns more, with a median household income $11,455 higher.
PIKE COUNTYAMITE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population33,68812,487+170% vs Amite County
Population density5017+33
Population growth0.3%-3.1%+3.5 pts
Median age31.649.2−17.6
Male47.5%47.0%+0.4 pts
Female52.5%53.0%−0.4 pts
Foreign-born3.6%0.5%+3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.6%58.6%−4.0 pts
Black37.1%40.1%−3.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%0.1%+2.7 pts
Asian1.9%0.0%+1.8 pts
Other3.7%1.2%+2.5 pts
Median household income$48,677$37,222+$11,455
Per capita income$28,534$24,724+$3,810
Poverty rate23.3%27.6%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4940.468+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%11.2%+16.8 pts
Graduate degree11.2%5.5%+5.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.7%5.8%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation56.0%40.9%+15.1 pts
Median home value$157,600$100,800+$56,800
Median gross rent$856$670+$186
Owner-occupied61.3%82.4%−21.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.1%20.4%+2.8 pts
Rent-burdened households46.0%35.6%+10.4 pts
Average commute20.334.8−14.5
Worked from home5.3%6.9%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Uninsured8.4%11.4%−3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025