COMPARING TWO PLACES
Rhode Island vs Georgia
PLACE A
Rhode Island
VS
PLACE B
Georgia
Rhode Island is 90% smaller than Georgia. Rhode Island earns more, with a median household income $10,443 higher. Georgia has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 4%).
RHODE ISLANDGEORGIADIFFERENCE
Total population1,101,80110,940,407−90% vs Georgia
Population density1,066190+875
Population growth4.3%10.6%−6.3 pts
Median age40.637.6+3.0
Male49.1%48.8%+0.3 pts
Female50.9%51.2%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born15.3%11.2%+4.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic68.0%49.1%+18.9 pts
Black4.9%30.7%−25.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.7%11.0%+6.7 pts
Asian3.5%4.5%−1.0 pts
Other5.9%4.6%+1.3 pts
Median household income$87,796$77,353+$10,443
Per capita income$47,150$40,924+$6,226
Poverty rate11.2%13.4%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4610.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%34.9%+2.8 pts
Graduate degree15.4%13.9%+1.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.8%5.1%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation65.0%63.8%+1.3 pts
Median home value$404,200$303,300+$100,900
Median gross rent$1,342$1,393−$51
Owner-occupied63.6%65.7%−2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.1%10.3%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households45.4%48.4%−3.0 pts
Average commute25.528.3−2.8
Worked from home13.0%15.9%−2.9 pts
Public transit to work1.7%1.1%+0.6 pts
Uninsured4.4%12.4%−8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024