COMPARING TWO PLACES
Kentucky vs Georgia
PLACE A
Kentucky
VS
PLACE B
Georgia
Kentucky is 59% smaller than Georgia. Georgia earns more, with a median household income $13,627 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 4%).
KENTUCKYGEORGIADIFFERENCE
Total population4,534,82410,940,407−59% vs Georgia
Population density115190−75
Population growth3.8%10.6%−6.7 pts
Median age39.137.6+1.5
Male49.5%48.8%+0.8 pts
Female50.5%51.2%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born4.7%11.2%−6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%49.1%+32.4 pts
Black7.6%30.7%−23.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%11.0%−6.0 pts
Asian1.6%4.5%−2.9 pts
Other4.3%4.6%−0.3 pts
Median household income$63,726$77,353−$13,627
Per capita income$35,821$40,924−$5,103
Poverty rate16.1%13.4%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4770.477Even
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%34.9%−7.4 pts
Graduate degree11.3%13.9%−2.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%5.1%−0.3 pts
Labor force participation59.7%63.8%−4.1 pts
Median home value$205,600$303,300−$97,700
Median gross rent$967$1,393−$426
Owner-occupied68.3%65.7%+2.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.3%10.3%+0.0 pts
Rent-burdened households40.4%48.4%−7.9 pts
Average commute24.028.3−4.3
Worked from home10.2%15.9%−5.7 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.1%−0.5 pts
Uninsured6.0%12.4%−6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024