COMPARING TWO PLACES
Webb vs Clarksdale
PLACE A
Webb, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Webb is 90% smaller than Clarksdale. Webb earns more, with a median household income $18,410 higher. Webb has grown faster since 2000 (-11% vs -17%).
WEBBCLARKSDALEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,34013,643−90% vs Clarksdale
Population density119726−607
Population growth-11.2%-17.0%+5.8 pts
Median age38.034.9+3.1
Male51.2%46.7%+4.5 pts
Female48.8%53.3%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born0.7%2.3%−1.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%13.4%+65.5 pts
Black18.4%80.9%−62.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%3.8%−2.8 pts
Asian0.9%0.4%+0.6 pts
Other0.8%1.6%−0.8 pts
Median household income$54,792$36,382+$18,410
Per capita income$29,878$20,508+$9,370
Poverty rate7.9%40.3%−32.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.464−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.5%19.4%−10.0 pts
Graduate degree3.8%8.2%−4.4 pts
Unemployment rate4.8%10.8%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation58.8%54.1%+4.7 pts
Median home value$113,800$83,900+$29,900
Median gross rent$780$774+$6
Owner-occupied82.0%45.9%+36.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.5%17.1%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households25.3%48.0%−22.8 pts
Average commute33.317.9+15.4
Worked from home2.4%8.7%−6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.2%12.7%−1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025