COMPARING TWO PLACES
Smithville vs Tupelo
PLACE A
Smithville, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Tupelo, Oklahoma
Smithville is 1588% larger than Tupelo. Tupelo earns more, with a median household income $4,308 higher. Smithville has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -1%).
SMITHVILLETUPELODIFFERENCE
Total population5,620333+1588% vs Tupelo
Population density960802+158
Population growth10.5%-0.6%+11.1 pts
Median age42.240.4+1.8
Male44.9%53.6%−8.7 pts
Female55.1%46.4%+8.7 pts
Foreign-born9.4%0.5%+8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic76.0%61.8%+14.2 pts
Black2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%6.0%+12.2 pts
Asian2.6%0.0%+2.6 pts
Other1.1%32.2%−31.1 pts
Median household income$33,192$37,500−$4,308
Per capita income$19,779$20,339−$560
Poverty rate33.4%24.4%+9.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.392+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%7.2%+9.8 pts
Graduate degree6.4%1.4%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%7.7%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation48.4%46.2%+2.3 pts
Median home value$194,200$63,900+$130,300
Median gross rent$740$925−$185
Owner-occupied54.7%77.2%−22.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.3%17.6%−10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households65.4%25.8%+39.6 pts
Average commute15.122.4−7.2
Worked from home1.1%11.7%−10.6 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Uninsured8.2%23.7%−15.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025