COMPARING TWO PLACES
Georgia vs Kentucky
PLACE A
Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Kentucky
Georgia is 141% larger than Kentucky. Georgia earns more, with a median household income $13,627 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 4%).
GEORGIAKENTUCKYDIFFERENCE
Total population10,940,4074,534,824+141% vs Kentucky
Population density190115+75
Population growth10.6%3.8%+6.7 pts
Median age37.639.1−1.5
Male48.8%49.5%−0.8 pts
Female51.2%50.5%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born11.2%4.7%+6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.1%81.5%−32.4 pts
Black30.7%7.6%+23.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%5.0%+6.0 pts
Asian4.5%1.6%+2.9 pts
Other4.6%4.3%+0.3 pts
Median household income$77,353$63,726+$13,627
Per capita income$40,924$35,821+$5,103
Poverty rate13.4%16.1%−2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%27.6%+7.4 pts
Graduate degree13.9%11.3%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%4.9%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation63.8%59.7%+4.1 pts
Median home value$303,300$205,600+$97,700
Median gross rent$1,393$967+$426
Owner-occupied65.7%68.3%−2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%10.3%−0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%40.4%+7.9 pts
Average commute28.324.0+4.3
Worked from home15.9%10.2%+5.7 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.6%+0.5 pts
Uninsured12.4%6.0%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024