COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rienzi vs Tupelo
PLACE A
Rienzi, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Tupelo, Oklahoma
Rienzi is 17% smaller than Tupelo. Rienzi earns more, with a median household income $7,083 higher. Tupelo has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -11%).
RIENZITUPELODIFFERENCE
Total population278333−17% vs Tupelo
Population density281802−522
Population growth-11.4%-0.6%−10.7 pts
Median age42.440.4+2.0
Male41.5%53.6%−12.1 pts
Female58.5%46.4%+12.1 pts
Foreign-born0.9%0.5%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.6%61.8%+17.7 pts
Black18.2%0.0%+18.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%6.0%−4.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.6%32.2%−31.5 pts
Median household income$44,583$37,500+$7,083
Per capita income$24,042$20,339+$3,703
Poverty rate17.9%24.4%−6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.392+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%7.2%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree6.4%1.4%+4.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%7.7%−6.9 pts
Labor force participation51.0%46.2%+4.8 pts
Median home value$96,000$63,900+$32,100
Median gross rent$1,100$925+$175
Owner-occupied68.8%77.2%−8.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%17.6%−14.5 pts
Rent-burdened households22.5%25.8%−3.3 pts
Average commute25.622.4+3.2
Worked from home0.0%11.7%−11.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.5%23.7%−21.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025