COMPARING TWO PLACES
Poplar Bluff vs Mayfield
PLACE A
Poplar Bluff, MO
VS
PLACE B
Mayfield, KY
Poplar Bluff is 13% larger than Mayfield. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
POPLAR BLUFFMAYFIELDDIFFERENCE
Total population41,90437,050+13% vs Mayfield
Population density6067−7
Population growth-1.6%-1.3%−0.3 pts
Median age39.540.4−0.9
Male48.8%49.5%−0.7 pts
Female51.2%50.5%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.8%2.8%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.9%83.8%+2.0 pts
Black4.7%4.2%+0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%8.1%−5.7 pts
Asian0.4%0.4%Even
Other6.5%3.4%+3.1 pts
Median household income$49,089$50,772−$1,683
Per capita income$27,431$30,535−$3,104
Poverty rate20.5%19.9%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4610.495−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%18.4%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree5.5%8.1%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%3.4%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation55.0%56.3%−1.3 pts
Median home value$145,100$147,800−$2,700
Median gross rent$780$775+$5
Owner-occupied64.6%76.1%−11.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%13.9%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households45.9%39.0%+6.9 pts
Average commute21.020.7+0.4
Worked from home5.4%7.4%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.5%0.1%+0.3 pts
Uninsured13.0%7.6%+5.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025