COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sherman vs Harrisburg
PLACE A
Sherman, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Sherman is 99% smaller than Harrisburg. Sherman earns more, with a median household income $4,305 higher. Harrisburg has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -8%).
SHERMANHARRISBURGDIFFERENCE
Total population68050,522−99% vs Harrisburg
Population density3916,223−5,832
Population growth-7.7%1.2%−8.8 pts
Median age34.533.4+1.1
Male39.1%47.4%−8.3 pts
Female60.9%52.6%+8.3 pts
Foreign-born0.4%9.5%−9.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.3%25.2%+58.1 pts
Black12.3%40.9%−28.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.7%26.4%−25.7 pts
Asian0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
Other3.7%5.2%−1.6 pts
Median household income$52,404$48,099+$4,305
Per capita income$28,140$27,330+$810
Poverty rate22.8%30.5%−7.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.483−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%25.9%−11.6 pts
Graduate degree4.4%10.0%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%11.4%−5.3 pts
Labor force participation65.7%64.6%+1.1 pts
Median home value$158,900$124,200+$34,700
Median gross rent$982$1,062−$80
Owner-occupied58.1%36.6%+21.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.5%8.3%+8.2 pts
Rent-burdened households44.7%46.5%−1.8 pts
Average commute23.520.1+3.4
Worked from home0.0%15.8%−15.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%5.2%−5.2 pts
Uninsured9.4%9.4%Even
Population, 1990 – 2025