COMPARING TWO PLACES
Georgia vs Maine
PLACE A
Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Maine
Georgia is 688% larger than Maine. Georgia earns more, with a median household income $2,620 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 3%).
GEORGIAMAINEDIFFERENCE
Total population10,940,4071,387,817+688% vs Maine
Population density19045+145
Population growth10.6%2.6%+8.0 pts
Median age37.644.8−7.2
Male48.8%49.3%−0.5 pts
Female51.2%50.7%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born11.2%4.1%+7.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.1%89.9%−40.8 pts
Black30.7%1.8%+28.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%2.2%+8.8 pts
Asian4.5%1.1%+3.3 pts
Other4.6%5.0%−0.3 pts
Median household income$77,353$74,733+$2,620
Per capita income$40,924$43,742−$2,818
Poverty rate13.4%10.7%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.456+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%36.2%−1.2 pts
Graduate degree13.9%13.7%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%3.8%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation63.8%61.7%+2.0 pts
Median home value$303,300$296,600+$6,700
Median gross rent$1,393$1,139+$254
Owner-occupied65.7%74.3%−8.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%20.6%−10.3 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%44.1%+4.3 pts
Average commute28.324.6+3.7
Worked from home15.9%15.9%+0.0 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.5%+0.7 pts
Uninsured12.4%6.2%+6.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024