COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowdon vs Anniston
PLACE A
Bowdon, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Anniston, Alabama
Bowdon is 89% smaller than Anniston. Bowdon earns more, with a median household income $18,669 higher. Bowdon has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -7%).
BOWDONANNISTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,29820,930−89% vs Anniston
Population density676457+219
Population growth5.9%-6.7%+12.6 pts
Median age39.742.8−3.1
Male53.5%48.1%+5.5 pts
Female46.5%51.9%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.8%41.5%+34.3 pts
Black15.7%50.5%−34.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%4.2%−1.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other6.0%3.5%+2.5 pts
Median household income$65,337$46,668+$18,669
Per capita income$32,757$30,565+$2,192
Poverty rate18.4%20.6%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4600.506−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%20.5%−6.8 pts
Graduate degree4.2%7.7%−3.5 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%6.4%−3.6 pts
Labor force participation52.4%50.9%+1.5 pts
Median home value$167,500$158,800+$8,700
Median gross rent$919$799+$120
Owner-occupied51.9%58.5%−6.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.1%22.2%−12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households45.2%54.5%−9.3 pts
Average commute26.823.8+3.0
Worked from home1.6%7.7%−6.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured16.0%13.7%+2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025