COMPARING TWO PLACES
Banks County vs Jackson County
PLACE A
Banks County, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Jackson County, Alabama
Banks County is 61% smaller than Jackson County. Banks County earns more, with a median household income $25,155 higher.
BANKS COUNTYJACKSON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population21,27354,281−61% vs Jackson County
Population density9150+41
Population growth-2.0%-1.2%−0.7 pts
Median age42.143.5−1.4
Male49.6%49.3%+0.3 pts
Female50.4%50.7%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born5.7%1.9%+3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.6%88.2%−2.6 pts
Black2.7%3.1%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.3%3.6%+3.7 pts
Asian1.9%0.5%+1.4 pts
Other2.5%4.7%−2.1 pts
Median household income$77,063$51,908+$25,155
Per capita income$33,366$30,130+$3,236
Poverty rate11.3%17.3%−6.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4090.452−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%15.9%+2.6 pts
Graduate degree6.1%6.1%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%4.5%−1.6 pts
Labor force participation61.0%51.5%+9.5 pts
Median home value$278,100$159,500+$118,600
Median gross rent$827$780+$47
Owner-occupied78.7%75.1%+3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.3%12.5%−4.2 pts
Rent-burdened households30.0%36.8%−6.8 pts
Average commute32.727.3+5.4
Worked from home8.7%4.7%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.1%−0.0 pts
Uninsured11.8%10.3%+1.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025