COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kansas vs Georgia
PLACE A
Kansas
VS
PLACE B
Georgia
Kansas is 73% smaller than Georgia. Georgia earns more, with a median household income $3,078 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 3%).
KANSASGEORGIADIFFERENCE
Total population2,947,19710,940,407−73% vs Georgia
Population density36190−154
Population growth3.0%10.6%−7.6 pts
Median age37.437.6−0.2
Male50.2%48.8%+1.4 pts
Female49.8%51.2%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born7.4%11.2%−3.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.7%49.1%+23.6 pts
Black5.2%30.7%−25.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.6%11.0%+2.6 pts
Asian2.9%4.5%−1.6 pts
Other5.7%4.6%+1.0 pts
Median household income$74,275$77,353−$3,078
Per capita income$40,978$40,924+$54
Poverty rate11.3%13.4%−2.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher35.6%34.9%+0.7 pts
Graduate degree13.4%13.9%−0.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.9%5.1%−1.2 pts
Labor force participation66.1%63.8%+2.3 pts
Median home value$217,200$303,300−$86,100
Median gross rent$1,060$1,393−$333
Owner-occupied67.2%65.7%+1.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%10.3%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%48.4%−8.0 pts
Average commute19.728.3−8.6
Worked from home11.8%15.9%−4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.4%1.1%−0.7 pts
Uninsured8.8%12.4%−3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024