COMPARING TWO PLACES
Chickamauga vs Fort Oglethorpe
PLACE A
Chickamauga, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Chickamauga is 72% smaller than Fort Oglethorpe. Chickamauga earns more, with a median household income $40,665 higher. Fort Oglethorpe has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -6%).
CHICKAMAUGAFORT OGLETHORPEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,01710,868−72% vs Fort Oglethorpe
Population density1,059782+277
Population growth-5.9%12.5%−18.5 pts
Median age41.342.9−1.6
Male44.4%44.1%+0.3 pts
Female55.6%55.9%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.0%3.9%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.0%87.0%+7.0 pts
Black0.4%2.6%−2.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.2%3.5%−2.3 pts
Asian1.0%1.5%−0.4 pts
Other3.4%5.4%−2.0 pts
Median household income$92,532$51,867+$40,665
Per capita income$36,962$29,430+$7,532
Poverty rate4.8%11.1%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.379+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher36.5%19.5%+17.0 pts
Graduate degree14.3%8.1%+6.2 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%5.7%−4.0 pts
Labor force participation72.3%57.0%+15.4 pts
Median home value$269,100$199,700+$69,400
Median gross rent$750$937−$187
Owner-occupied80.8%47.1%+33.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.7%9.0%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households44.0%38.4%+5.5 pts
Average commute25.020.9+4.1
Worked from home21.4%6.6%+14.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.1%12.4%−6.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025