COMPARING TWO PLACES
Powell vs Scottsboro
PLACE A
Powell, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Scottsboro, Alabama
Powell is 99% smaller than Scottsboro. Scottsboro earns more, with a median household income $27,262 higher. Scottsboro has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -27%).
POWELLSCOTTSBORODIFFERENCE
Total population11716,123−99% vs Scottsboro
Population density97318−222
Population growth-27.2%5.5%−32.7 pts
Median age57.841.2+16.6
Male37.5%48.1%−10.6 pts
Female62.5%51.9%+10.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic57.7%84.6%−27.0 pts
Black38.5%6.3%+32.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
Asian0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Other3.8%3.9%−0.1 pts
Median household income$26,667$53,929−$27,262
Per capita income$20,942$33,454−$12,512
Poverty rate0.0%18.6%−18.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%22.6%+0.5 pts
Graduate degree7.7%7.9%−0.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation35.6%50.3%−14.6 pts
Median home value$251,400$190,400+$61,000
Median gross rent$1,056$830+$226
Owner-occupied82.7%68.2%+14.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate32.5%8.3%+24.2 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.0%−48.0 pts
Average commute30.623.4+7.2
Worked from home2.9%4.9%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.5%7.7%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025