COMPARING TWO PLACES
Box Springs vs Thomaston
PLACE A
Box Springs, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Thomaston, Maine
Box Springs is 89% smaller than Thomaston. Thomaston earns more, with a median household income $23,975 higher.
BOX SPRINGSTHOMASTONDIFFERENCE
Total population2282,055−89% vs Thomaston
Population density65971−906
Population growth–-2.1%–
Median age60.260.4−0.2
Male49.1%41.9%+7.2 pts
Female50.9%58.1%−7.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.7%91.8%−29.1 pts
Black35.1%0.0%+35.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.2%3.2%−1.0 pts
Median household income$28,158$52,133−$23,975
Per capita income$47,266$31,869+$15,397
Poverty rate35.5%8.9%+26.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5010.329+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%28.7%−28.7 pts
Graduate degree0.0%16.5%−16.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation50.0%50.6%−0.6 pts
Median home value$45,000$269,500−$224,500
Median gross rent$586$1,119−$533
Owner-occupied76.7%70.3%+6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.0%6.9%+7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%54.1%−54.1 pts
Average commute44.112.9+31.2
Worked from home22.3%4.9%+17.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%2.2%+3.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024