Algoma vs Ecru

A side-by-side comparison of Algoma and Ecru: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Ecru has the higher population (1,566 vs 1,065 in Algoma). Ecru has the higher median household income ($68,500 vs $60,000 in Algoma). Algoma has the higher median home value ($201,500 vs $200,900 in Ecru).

Population, income & housing

	Algoma	Ecru
Population	1,065	1,566
Median age	36.1 yrs	30.0 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$68,500
Median home value	$201,500	$200,900
Median gross rent	$910	$808
Housing units	473	540
Homeownership rate	84.2%	77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	23.6%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	12.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Algoma	Ecru
Population	896 → 1,065 (+18.9%)	1,531 → 1,566 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$43,125 → $60,000 (+39.1%)	$45,243 → $68,500 (+51.4%)
Median home value	$171,000 → $201,500 (+17.8%)	$95,500 → $200,900 (+110.4%)
Median gross rent	$725 → $910 (+25.5%)	$628 → $808 (+28.7%)

Algoma

Population

8961,065

Median household income

$43,125$60,000

Median home value

$171,000$201,500

Median gross rent

$725$910

Ecru

Population

1,5311,566

Median household income

$45,243$68,500

Median home value

$95,500$200,900

Median gross rent

$628$808

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Algoma	Ecru
Under 5	10.7%	3.3%
5 to 17	16.1%	28.0%
18 to 24	7.9%	16.2%
25 to 34	14.9%	5.7%
35 to 44	11.5%	11.6%
45 to 54	15.0%	17.3%
55 to 64	11.5%	8.9%
65 to 74	8.3%	5.2%
75 and over	4.0%	3.9%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Algoma	Ecru
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	52.9%
Black or African American	6.8%	30.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.4%
Two or more races	7.2%	2.9%
Hispanic or Latino	7.6%	13.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Algoma	Ecru
No high school diploma	16.7%	23.0%
High school graduate	27.7%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	33.8%	24.0%
Bachelor's degree	13.8%	10.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.0%	13.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Algoma	Ecru
Drove alone	83.2%	88.2%
Carpooled	12.1%	5.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.1%	5.8%
Other means	0.6%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Algoma	Ecru
1-unit, detached	61.3%	69.1%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	3.1%
Mobile home & other	38.3%	21.7%

Poverty & households

	Algoma	Ecru
Poverty rate	13.4%	8.3%
Average household size	2.62	3.36
Mean commute (minutes)	24	33
Median year structure built	1996	1995