COMPARING TWO PLACES
Thayer vs Parsons
PLACE A
Thayer, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Parsons, Tennessee
Thayer is 90% smaller than Parsons. Thayer earns more, with a median household income $28,667 higher.
THAYERPARSONSDIFFERENCE
Total population2122,162−90% vs Parsons
Population density344534−191
Population growth–-11.5%–
Median age49.945.0+4.9
Male28.3%51.5%−23.2 pts
Female71.7%48.5%+23.2 pts
Foreign-born23.6%6.6%+17.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic54.2%81.9%−27.7 pts
Black0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino19.3%3.9%+15.4 pts
Asian23.6%5.7%+17.9 pts
Other2.8%1.0%+1.8 pts
Median household income$64,821$36,154+$28,667
Per capita income$37,400$24,944+$12,456
Poverty rate31.1%25.3%+5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.480−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%8.4%+12.4 pts
Graduate degree20.8%2.1%+18.6 pts
Unemployment rate15.2%7.3%+7.9 pts
Labor force participation78.9%45.8%+33.1 pts
Median home value$150,700$118,100+$32,600
Median gross rent–$738–
Owner-occupied72.3%59.9%+12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%14.7%−14.7 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%19.9%−19.9 pts
Average commute–26.4–
Worked from home32.5%10.2%+22.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%16.7%−16.7 pts
Population, 2022 – 2024