COMPARING TWO PLACES
Georgia vs New Mexico
PLACE A
Georgia
VS
PLACE B
New Mexico
Georgia is 416% larger than New Mexico. Georgia earns more, with a median household income $13,294 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 3%).
GEORGIANEW MEXICODIFFERENCE
Total population10,940,4072,120,246+416% vs New Mexico
Population density19017+173
Population growth10.6%2.8%+7.7 pts
Median age37.639.4−1.8
Male48.8%49.7%−0.9 pts
Female51.2%50.3%+0.9 pts
Foreign-born11.2%9.4%+1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic49.1%36.0%+13.2 pts
Black30.7%1.8%+28.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.0%48.4%−37.4 pts
Asian4.5%1.6%+2.9 pts
Other4.6%12.2%−7.5 pts
Median household income$77,353$64,059+$13,294
Per capita income$40,924$36,218+$4,706
Poverty rate13.4%17.8%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%31.0%+4.0 pts
Graduate degree13.9%13.9%−0.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.1%6.0%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation63.8%57.8%+6.0 pts
Median home value$303,300$248,100+$55,200
Median gross rent$1,393$1,067+$326
Owner-occupied65.7%70.0%−4.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%12.5%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%45.0%+3.4 pts
Average commute28.323.5+4.8
Worked from home15.9%12.2%+3.7 pts
Public transit to work1.1%0.6%+0.6 pts
Uninsured12.4%9.6%+2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024