COMPARING TWO PLACES
Baconton vs Cairo
PLACE A
Baconton, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Cairo, West Virginia
Baconton is 405% larger than Cairo. Cairo earns more, with a median household income $8,833 higher. Baconton has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -37%).
BACONTONCAIRODIFFERENCE
Total population834165+405% vs Cairo
Population density427350+78
Population growth-6.4%-37.4%+30.9 pts
Median age36.546.6−10.1
Male46.5%53.8%−7.4 pts
Female53.5%46.2%+7.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic31.9%95.2%−63.3 pts
Black62.8%0.0%+62.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.4%3.3%−0.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.9%1.5%+1.4 pts
Median household income$56,667$65,500−$8,833
Per capita income$22,961$25,615−$2,654
Poverty rate15.6%17.2%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.282+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher4.7%4.6%+0.1 pts
Graduate degree0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%0.0%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation59.6%64.3%−4.7 pts
Median home value$87,900$71,500+$16,400
Median gross rent$731$488+$243
Owner-occupied62.3%94.4%−32.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.0%21.5%−1.5 pts
Rent-burdened households8.7%71.4%−62.7 pts
Average commute29.223.2+6.0
Worked from home3.3%37.3%−34.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.5%16.8%+3.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025