Myrtle vs New Albany

A side-by-side comparison of Myrtle and New Albany: population, income, housing, and more.

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

New Albany has the higher population (7,661 vs 751 in Myrtle). Myrtle has the higher median household income ($59,375 vs $46,276 in New Albany). New Albany has the higher median home value ($150,000 vs $142,200 in Myrtle).

Population, income & housing

	Myrtle	New Albany
Population	751	7,661
Median age	34.2 yrs	38.1 yrs
Median household income	$59,375	$46,276
Median home value	$142,200	$150,000
Median gross rent	$646	$956
Housing units	260	3,526
Homeownership rate	55.5%	56.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.5%	22.5%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	1.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Myrtle	New Albany
Population	540 → 751 (+39.1%)	8,705 → 7,661 (-12.0%)
Median household income	$40,547 → $59,375 (+46.4%)	$44,289 → $46,276 (+4.5%)
Median home value	$88,300 → $142,200 (+61.0%)	$121,900 → $150,000 (+23.1%)
Median gross rent	$669 → $646 (-3.4%)	$754 → $956 (+26.8%)

Myrtle

Population

540751

Median household income

$40,547$59,375

Median home value

$88,300$142,200

Median gross rent

$669$646

New Albany

Population

8,7057,661

Median household income

$44,289$46,276

Median home value

$121,900$150,000

Median gross rent

$754$956

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Myrtle	New Albany
Under 5	3.3%	9.3%
5 to 17	31.0%	16.4%
18 to 24	3.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.6%	14.8%
35 to 44	6.0%	8.5%
45 to 54	25.0%	12.0%
55 to 64	8.4%	13.5%
65 to 74	4.7%	8.9%
75 and over	5.1%	9.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Myrtle	New Albany
White (non-Hispanic)	57.5%	55.6%
Black or African American	41.5%	31.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	2.3%
Two or more races	0.8%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Myrtle	New Albany
No high school diploma	11.4%	17.7%
High school graduate	51.7%	27.0%
Some college or associate's	27.4%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	7.1%	14.3%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	8.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Myrtle	New Albany
Drove alone	95.6%	87.8%
Carpooled	4.1%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	1.8%
Other means	0.0%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Myrtle	New Albany
1-unit, detached	63.1%	75.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	2.6%
2 to 4 units	1.5%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	17.7%	4.4%
20 or more units	8.5%	3.6%
Mobile home & other	9.2%	3.4%

Poverty & households

	Myrtle	New Albany
Poverty rate	21.1%	18.5%
Average household size	3.44	2.51
Mean commute (minutes)	17	18
Median year structure built	1979	1975