COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ruleville vs Greenwood
PLACE A
Ruleville, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Greenwood, South Carolina
Ruleville is 90% smaller than Greenwood. Greenwood earns more, with a median household income $7,670 higher. Greenwood has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -12%).
RULEVILLEGREENWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population2,27822,745−90% vs Greenwood
Population density9051,364−459
Population growth-12.1%-2.9%−9.2 pts
Median age29.734.3−4.6
Male42.9%46.1%−3.2 pts
Female57.1%53.9%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.2%−4.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.9%36.6%−27.7 pts
Black89.4%49.8%+39.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%10.9%−9.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.5%1.6%−1.0 pts
Median household income$33,480$41,150−$7,670
Per capita income$21,109$22,043−$934
Poverty rate33.9%21.6%+12.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6560.421+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%17.6%−4.4 pts
Graduate degree2.5%7.2%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate19.9%8.7%+11.1 pts
Labor force participation59.5%54.2%+5.3 pts
Median home value$85,000$136,300−$51,300
Median gross rent$694$839−$145
Owner-occupied43.2%43.4%−0.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%10.7%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households53.3%42.5%+10.8 pts
Average commute20.217.9+2.3
Worked from home2.7%3.0%−0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured14.0%8.4%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025