COMPARING TWO PLACES
Wade vs Gautier
PLACE A
Wade, Mississippi
VS
PLACE B
Gautier, Mississippi
Wade is 94% smaller than Gautier. Gautier earns more, with a median household income $19,369 higher. Gautier has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -7%).
WADEGAUTIERDIFFERENCE
Total population1,18319,069−94% vs Gautier
Population density192630−438
Population growth-7.3%2.4%−9.7 pts
Median age42.337.9+4.4
Male46.3%47.5%−1.1 pts
Female53.7%52.5%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born3.1%3.1%−0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic96.9%53.1%+43.7 pts
Black0.0%29.5%−29.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Asian3.1%1.5%+1.6 pts
Other0.0%5.6%−5.6 pts
Median household income$42,557$61,926−$19,369
Per capita income$21,049$34,049−$13,000
Poverty rate56.1%17.5%+38.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6260.477+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%22.0%−7.4 pts
Graduate degree9.9%8.5%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate51.8%3.8%+48.0 pts
Labor force participation50.3%63.7%−13.5 pts
Median home value$218,300$166,400+$51,900
Median gross rent$677$1,040−$363
Owner-occupied68.8%66.8%+2.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.3%−9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%41.7%−41.7 pts
Average commute55.623.6+32.0
Worked from home0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured3.4%14.9%−11.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024