COMPARING TWO PLACES
Alapaha vs Fitzgerald
PLACE A
Alapaha, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Fitzgerald, Georgia
Alapaha is 94% smaller than Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald earns more, with a median household income $4,754 higher. Fitzgerald has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -28%).
ALAPAHAFITZGERALDDIFFERENCE
Total population4948,882−94% vs Fitzgerald
Population density481988−507
Population growth-28.0%-0.5%−27.5 pts
Median age56.837.5+19.3
Male43.5%45.2%−1.7 pts
Female56.5%54.8%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born1.6%2.9%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic50.5%45.2%+5.3 pts
Black48.6%51.0%−2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other0.9%0.5%+0.4 pts
Median household income$32,569$37,323−$4,754
Per capita income$20,313$21,804−$1,491
Poverty rate31.8%27.8%+3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4000.431−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%14.3%−3.8 pts
Graduate degree3.2%4.3%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate23.4%3.2%+20.3 pts
Labor force participation58.2%58.3%−0.2 pts
Median home value$99,300$99,000+$300
Median gross rent$477$670−$193
Owner-occupied77.8%53.8%+24.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate34.1%9.9%+24.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%42.1%−42.1 pts
Average commute23.814.3+9.5
Worked from home2.4%3.0%−0.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
Uninsured26.6%18.8%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025