COMPARING TWO PLACES
Michigan vs Georgia
PLACE A
Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Georgia
Michigan is 8% smaller than Georgia. Georgia earns more, with a median household income $4,478 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 2%).
MICHIGANGEORGIADIFFERENCE
Total population10,077,76110,940,407−8% vs Georgia
Population density178190−12
Population growth2.0%10.6%−8.6 pts
Median age40.237.6+2.6
Male49.6%48.8%+0.8 pts
Female50.4%51.2%−0.8 pts
Foreign-born7.2%11.2%−3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.4%49.1%+23.2 pts
Black13.1%30.7%−17.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.9%11.0%−5.1 pts
Asian3.4%4.5%−1.1 pts
Other5.3%4.6%+0.6 pts
Median household income$72,875$77,353−$4,478
Per capita income$40,735$40,924−$189
Poverty rate13.2%13.4%−0.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4650.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher32.4%34.9%−2.5 pts
Graduate degree12.7%13.9%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.7%5.1%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation61.3%63.8%−2.5 pts
Median home value$231,600$303,300−$71,700
Median gross rent$1,129$1,393−$264
Owner-occupied73.2%65.7%+7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%10.3%+1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households46.4%48.4%−1.9 pts
Average commute24.228.3−4.1
Worked from home13.5%15.9%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.9%1.1%−0.2 pts
Uninsured4.9%12.4%−7.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024