COMPARING TWO PLACES
Catoosa County vs Walker County
PLACE A
Catoosa County, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Walker County, Alabama
Catoosa County is 7% larger than Walker County. Catoosa County earns more, with a median household income $18,130 higher. Catoosa County has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -3%).
CATOOSA COUNTYWALKER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population69,62865,140+7% vs Walker County
Population density42982+347
Population growth6.1%-2.5%+8.7 pts
Median age40.840.6+0.2
Male48.6%48.9%−0.3 pts
Female51.4%51.1%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born2.8%1.5%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.8%86.2%+1.6 pts
Black1.3%6.3%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%3.8%+0.3 pts
Asian1.5%0.4%+1.1 pts
Other5.3%3.3%+2.0 pts
Median household income$74,639$56,509+$18,130
Per capita income$36,562$29,460+$7,102
Poverty rate9.9%18.5%−8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4260.449−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%16.6%+7.7 pts
Graduate degree9.2%7.0%+2.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%4.9%−0.6 pts
Labor force participation62.0%53.2%+8.8 pts
Median home value$240,900$135,900+$105,000
Median gross rent$993$756+$237
Owner-occupied74.2%76.1%−1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%16.4%−9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households39.6%30.5%+9.1 pts
Average commute24.531.2−6.8
Worked from home9.6%3.1%+6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.0%9.6%+1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025