COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Sandy vs Great Falls
PLACE A
Big Sandy, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Great Falls, South Carolina
Big Sandy is 75% smaller than Great Falls. Big Sandy earns more, with a median household income $17,042 higher. Great Falls has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -13%).
BIG SANDYGREAT FALLSDIFFERENCE
Total population4891,960−75% vs Great Falls
Population density779462+316
Population growth-12.7%-1.4%−11.3 pts
Median age44.541.3+3.2
Male51.1%39.2%+11.9 pts
Female48.9%60.8%−11.9 pts
Foreign-born1.0%2.8%−1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.7%60.4%+35.2 pts
Black0.0%25.4%−25.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other4.3%9.1%−4.8 pts
Median household income$47,500$30,458+$17,042
Per capita income$23,376$23,589−$213
Poverty rate18.5%31.1%−12.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3330.534−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher6.1%9.7%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree0.8%6.7%−5.9 pts
Unemployment rate10.5%3.6%+6.9 pts
Labor force participation49.0%46.7%+2.3 pts
Median home value$70,000$60,400+$9,600
Median gross rent$771$867−$96
Owner-occupied58.6%82.1%−23.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.1%10.8%+15.3 pts
Rent-burdened households35.4%53.2%−17.8 pts
Average commute28.334.3−6.0
Worked from home0.0%8.2%−8.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.8%8.9%+2.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025