COMPARING TWO PLACES
Vancleave vs Moss Point
PLACE A
Vancleave, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Moss Point, Mississippi
Vancleave is 57% smaller than Moss Point. Vancleave earns more, with a median household income $26,017 higher. Vancleave has grown faster since 2000 (-5% vs -11%).
VANCLEAVEMOSS POINTDIFFERENCE
Total population5,07811,743−57% vs Moss Point
Population density118487−369
Population growth-5.0%-11.4%+6.4 pts
Median age43.644.6−1.0
Male52.4%46.6%+5.8 pts
Female47.6%53.4%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.0%22.5%+69.5 pts
Black3.0%68.7%−65.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%6.2%−5.0 pts
Asian0.6%0.8%−0.2 pts
Other3.1%1.8%+1.4 pts
Median household income$70,313$44,296+$26,017
Per capita income$39,450$24,886+$14,564
Poverty rate6.2%20.0%−13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.464−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%13.7%+14.9 pts
Graduate degree6.2%4.3%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%12.0%−9.0 pts
Labor force participation56.7%49.6%+7.1 pts
Median home value$247,400$110,100+$137,300
Median gross rent$1,029$1,075−$46
Owner-occupied95.5%72.2%+23.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.2%15.8%−5.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.6%−54.6 pts
Average commute33.318.3+15.0
Worked from home12.2%6.0%+6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.5%15.4%−2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024