COMPARING TWO PLACES
Steele vs Blytheville
PLACE A
Steele, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Blytheville, Arkansas
Steele is 92% smaller than Blytheville. Steele earns more, with a median household income $24,521 higher. Steele has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -14%).
STEELEBLYTHEVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,00412,227−92% vs Blytheville
Population density150590−440
Population growth-4.9%-14.2%+9.3 pts
Median age32.542.3−9.8
Male57.7%44.7%+13.1 pts
Female42.3%55.3%−13.1 pts
Foreign-born4.4%3.6%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.7%33.2%+50.5 pts
Black0.0%58.4%−58.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.3%3.8%+7.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Other5.0%3.3%+1.7 pts
Median household income$72,386$47,865+$24,521
Per capita income$32,125$28,970+$3,155
Poverty rate7.0%24.2%−17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.518−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%16.7%−8.1 pts
Graduate degree2.8%8.8%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%9.2%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation58.2%62.1%−3.8 pts
Median home value$107,100$119,000−$11,900
Median gross rent$739$855−$116
Owner-occupied89.5%50.3%+39.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.0%20.6%+4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households52.4%51.1%+1.3 pts
Average commute37.315.5+21.8
Worked from home7.3%2.4%+4.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.9%5.0%+15.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025