COMPARING TWO PLACES
Butts County vs Lamar County
PLACE A
Butts County, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Lamar County, Alabama
Butts County is 100% larger than Lamar County. Butts County earns more, with a median household income $19,241 higher. Butts County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -4%).
BUTTS COUNTYLAMAR COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population27,21813,587+100% vs Lamar County
Population density14822+126
Population growth7.5%-4.1%+11.6 pts
Median age37.844.2−6.4
Male53.6%48.8%+4.8 pts
Female46.4%51.2%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born0.9%0.5%+0.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.2%85.6%−21.4 pts
Black24.3%10.0%+14.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.9%1.9%+1.9 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other7.4%2.4%+5.0 pts
Median household income$69,241$50,000+$19,241
Per capita income$29,546$26,045+$3,501
Poverty rate10.4%18.0%−7.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.439−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%12.1%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree6.3%5.3%+1.1 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%5.5%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation54.5%51.0%+3.4 pts
Median home value$240,600$114,000+$126,600
Median gross rent$941$549+$392
Owner-occupied74.3%75.7%−1.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.0%28.6%−20.6 pts
Rent-burdened households34.0%39.6%−5.6 pts
Average commute29.025.4+3.5
Worked from home11.0%5.8%+5.2 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured12.3%8.0%+4.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025