COMPARING TWO PLACES
Georgia vs Michigan
PLACE A
Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Michigan
Georgia is 9% larger than Michigan. Georgia earns more, with a median household income $4,478 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 2%).
GEORGIAMICHIGANDIFFERENCE
Total population10,940,40710,077,761+9% vs Michigan
Population density190178+12
Population growth10.6%2.0%+8.6 pts
Median age37.640.2−2.6
Male48.8%49.6%−0.8 pts
Female51.2%50.4%+0.8 pts
Foreign-born11.2%7.2%+3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.1%72.4%−23.2 pts
Black30.7%13.1%+17.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%5.9%+5.1 pts
Asian4.5%3.4%+1.1 pts
Other4.6%5.3%−0.6 pts
Median household income$77,353$72,875+$4,478
Per capita income$40,924$40,735+$189
Poverty rate13.4%13.2%+0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.465+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%32.4%+2.5 pts
Graduate degree13.9%12.7%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%5.7%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation63.8%61.3%+2.5 pts
Median home value$303,300$231,600+$71,700
Median gross rent$1,393$1,129+$264
Owner-occupied65.7%73.2%−7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%11.8%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%46.4%+1.9 pts
Average commute28.324.2+4.1
Worked from home15.9%13.5%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.9%+0.2 pts
Uninsured12.4%4.9%+7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024