COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tom Bean vs Melissa
PLACE A
Tom Bean, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Melissa, Texas
Tom Bean is 97% smaller than Melissa. Melissa earns more, with a median household income $49,939 higher. Melissa has grown faster since 2000 (196% vs -11%).
TOM BEANMELISSADIFFERENCE
Total population97529,969−97% vs Melissa
Population density6732,617−1,944
Population growth-11.0%196.1%−207.1 pts
Median age47.136.3+10.8
Male47.1%50.8%−3.8 pts
Female52.9%49.2%+3.8 pts
Foreign-born1.4%17.3%−16.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.5%56.5%+27.9 pts
Black2.4%16.1%−13.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.1%14.9%−5.8 pts
Asian0.0%8.9%−8.9 pts
Other4.0%3.5%+0.5 pts
Median household income$88,824$138,763−$49,939
Per capita income$38,430$46,817−$8,387
Poverty rate2.6%1.9%+0.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3070.324−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%52.6%−42.3 pts
Graduate degree3.2%17.0%−13.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.4%3.6%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation56.2%70.7%−14.5 pts
Median home value$232,300$454,000−$221,700
Median gross rent$1,581$2,532−$951
Owner-occupied68.5%88.7%−20.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.5%1.5%+5.0 pts
Rent-burdened households26.3%53.9%−27.6 pts
Average commute26.833.6−6.8
Worked from home12.8%29.4%−16.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.8%5.3%+6.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025