COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bowman vs Toccoa
PLACE A
Bowman, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Toccoa, Georgia
Bowman is 92% smaller than Toccoa. Toccoa earns more, with a median household income $13,091 higher. Toccoa has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -19%).
BOWMANTOCCOADIFFERENCE
Total population7709,539−92% vs Toccoa
Population density6541,035−381
Population growth-18.6%7.6%−26.2 pts
Median age44.739.5+5.2
Male45.0%45.0%−0.0 pts
Female55.0%55.0%+0.0 pts
Foreign-born6.1%4.0%+2.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic16.2%71.3%−55.1 pts
Black77.0%15.5%+61.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%4.1%+1.5 pts
Asian0.0%2.1%−2.1 pts
Other1.2%7.0%−5.9 pts
Median household income$35,347$48,438−$13,091
Per capita income$20,329$24,906−$4,577
Poverty rate37.3%23.9%+13.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5090.462+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher5.4%20.0%−14.6 pts
Graduate degree3.0%7.8%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%8.8%+4.1 pts
Labor force participation39.4%57.7%−18.3 pts
Median home value$69,600$178,100−$108,500
Median gross rent$848$711+$137
Owner-occupied67.5%57.8%+9.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.1%10.4%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households30.6%42.1%−11.4 pts
Average commute31.927.1+4.8
Worked from home10.1%4.8%+5.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.9%15.6%−1.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025