COMPARING TWO PLACES
Slocomb vs Ozark
PLACE A
Slocomb, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Ozark, Arkansas
Slocomb is 39% smaller than Ozark. Ozark earns more, with a median household income $9,630 higher. Slocomb has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
SLOCOMBOZARKDIFFERENCE
Total population2,2263,628−39% vs Ozark
Population density235457−223
Population growth5.2%-3.9%+9.0 pts
Median age46.035.9+10.1
Male43.2%47.3%−4.1 pts
Female56.8%52.7%+4.1 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.7%−0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.3%91.4%−17.1 pts
Black19.1%0.1%+18.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%2.8%−1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other5.5%5.6%−0.1 pts
Median household income$38,056$47,686−$9,630
Per capita income$20,933$24,470−$3,537
Poverty rate32.8%17.8%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4150.369+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.2%10.4%−1.2 pts
Graduate degree3.5%7.3%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate10.0%13.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation49.7%51.2%−1.5 pts
Median home value$109,100$124,000−$14,900
Median gross rent$773$721+$52
Owner-occupied68.1%55.6%+12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%13.0%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households30.8%36.0%−5.1 pts
Average commute23.016.5+6.5
Worked from home0.9%1.8%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.1%10.1%+6.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025