COMPARING TWO PLACES
Boykin vs Cairo
PLACE A
Boykin, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Cairo, West Virginia
Boykin is 85% smaller than Cairo. Cairo earns more, with a median household income $47,000 higher. Boykin has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -37%).
BOYKINCAIRODIFFERENCE
Total population25165−85% vs Cairo
Population density10350−339
Population growth5.6%-37.4%+43.0 pts
Median age79.646.6+33.0
Male20.0%53.8%−33.8 pts
Female80.0%46.2%+33.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic100.0%95.2%+4.8 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Median household income$18,500$65,500−$47,000
Per capita income$16,696$25,615−$8,919
Poverty rate0.0%17.2%−17.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2130.282−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%4.6%−4.6 pts
Graduate degree0.0%0.0%Even
Unemployment rate0.0%0.0%Even
Labor force participation12.0%64.3%−52.3 pts
Median home value$130,000$71,500+$58,500
Median gross rent$385$488−$103
Owner-occupied100.0%94.4%+5.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate66.7%21.5%+45.1 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%71.4%−71.4 pts
Average commute22.223.2−1.0
Worked from home0.0%37.3%−37.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.0%16.8%+3.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024