COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rienzi vs Tuscumbia
PLACE A
Rienzi, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Tuscumbia, Alabama
Rienzi is 97% smaller than Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia earns more, with a median household income $14,560 higher. Tuscumbia has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -11%).
RIENZITUSCUMBIADIFFERENCE
Total population2789,332−97% vs Tuscumbia
Population density2811,013−732
Population growth-11.4%7.5%−18.8 pts
Median age42.440.3+2.1
Male41.5%48.4%−6.9 pts
Female58.5%51.6%+6.9 pts
Foreign-born0.9%1.5%−0.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.6%66.5%+13.1 pts
Black18.2%24.6%−6.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.6%6.5%−4.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.6%2.5%−1.8 pts
Median household income$44,583$59,143−$14,560
Per capita income$24,042$35,718−$11,676
Poverty rate17.9%18.6%−0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4250.517−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.5%26.0%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree6.4%7.8%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%1.7%−0.9 pts
Labor force participation51.0%55.8%−4.8 pts
Median home value$96,000$196,700−$100,700
Median gross rent$1,100$748+$352
Owner-occupied68.8%65.3%+3.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.0%11.0%−8.0 pts
Rent-burdened households22.5%43.9%−21.4 pts
Average commute25.623.2+2.3
Worked from home0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Uninsured2.5%4.4%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025