COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tchula vs Indianola
PLACE A
Tchula, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Indianola, Mississippi
Tchula is 81% smaller than Indianola. Indianola earns more, with a median household income $6,291 higher. Indianola has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -21%).
TCHULAINDIANOLADIFFERENCE
Total population1,6598,637−81% vs Indianola
Population density1,1781,008+171
Population growth-21.2%-9.7%−11.5 pts
Median age35.035.7−0.7
Male37.4%46.2%−8.8 pts
Female62.6%53.8%+8.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic1.4%15.0%−13.6 pts
Black96.4%81.5%+14.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other2.2%1.5%+0.8 pts
Median household income$35,417$41,708−$6,291
Per capita income$19,006$22,102−$3,096
Poverty rate44.6%30.5%+14.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4620.448+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%21.0%+1.2 pts
Graduate degree5.5%10.6%−5.1 pts
Unemployment rate23.9%13.1%+10.9 pts
Labor force participation44.4%60.1%−15.7 pts
Median home value$49,000$108,800−$59,800
Median gross rent$518$720−$202
Owner-occupied45.9%51.8%−5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%14.0%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households43.7%54.1%−10.3 pts
Average commute39.521.0+18.5
Worked from home2.3%5.2%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.8%10.7%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025