COMPARING TWO PLACES
White Pine vs Merrill
PLACE A
White Pine, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Merrill, Oregon
White Pine is 203% larger than Merrill. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. White Pine has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -3%).
WHITE PINEMERRILLDIFFERENCE
Total population2,619865+203% vs Merrill
Population density9121,885−973
Population growth12.5%-2.7%+15.2 pts
Median age41.742.0−0.3
Male55.6%46.9%+8.7 pts
Female44.4%53.1%−8.7 pts
Foreign-born2.1%9.6%−7.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%48.7%+37.6 pts
Black0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.4%41.0%−31.7 pts
Asian0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other3.7%6.7%−3.1 pts
Median household income$55,313$56,607−$1,294
Per capita income$31,507$24,157+$7,350
Poverty rate11.6%22.7%−11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.403+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%6.2%+11.4 pts
Graduate degree6.1%2.0%+4.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.1%8.7%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation62.7%50.9%+11.9 pts
Median home value$203,900$204,700−$800
Median gross rent$797$678+$119
Owner-occupied65.7%64.1%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%4.3%+12.0 pts
Rent-burdened households39.7%35.1%+4.5 pts
Average commute21.722.6−0.9
Worked from home3.3%1.4%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.5%6.3%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025