Fernwood vs McComb

A side-by-side comparison of Fernwood and McComb: population, income, housing, and more.

Fernwood and McComb are places in Mississippi. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McComb has the higher population (12,202 vs 19 in Fernwood). Since 2019, McComb's population has grown faster (-4.1% vs -91.7%).

Population, income & housing

	Fernwood	McComb
Population	19	12,202
Median age	—	36.0 yrs
Median household income	—	$40,515
Median home value	—	$102,100
Median gross rent	—	$803
Housing units	100	5,879
Homeownership rate	100.0%	49.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.1%	15.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	5.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fernwood	McComb
Population	230 → 19 (-91.7%)	12,725 → 12,202 (-4.1%)
Median household income	$23,458 → $46,139 (+96.7%)	$27,823 → $40,515 (+45.6%)
Median home value	$74,500 → $79,200 (+6.3%)	$88,800 → $102,100 (+15.0%)
Median gross rent	—	$695 → $803 (+15.5%)

Fernwood

Population

23019

Median household income

$23,458$46,139

Median home value

$74,500$79,200

McComb

Population

12,72512,202

Median household income

$27,823$40,515

Median home value

$88,800$102,100

Median gross rent

$695$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Fernwood	McComb
Under 5	0.0%	8.3%
5 to 17	0.0%	18.4%
18 to 24	0.0%	8.8%
25 to 34	0.0%	13.8%
35 to 44	0.0%	9.1%
45 to 54	0.0%	10.6%
55 to 64	0.0%	13.7%
65 to 74	42.1%	10.0%
75 and over	57.9%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fernwood	McComb
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	21.8%
Black or African American	0.0%	75.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fernwood	McComb
No high school diploma	0.0%	15.2%
High school graduate	0.0%	35.3%
Some college or associate's	57.9%	33.5%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	42.1%	7.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fernwood	McComb
Drove alone	100.0%	77.2%
Carpooled	0.0%	17.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fernwood	McComb
1-unit, detached	62.0%	62.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.9%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	11.2%
20 or more units	0.0%	2.8%
Mobile home & other	38.0%	4.2%

Poverty & households

	Fernwood	McComb
Poverty rate	57.9%	25.8%
Average household size	—	2.47
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1982	1974