COMPARING TWO PLACES
Copper Center vs Leslie
PLACE A
Copper Center, Alaska
VS
PLACE B
Leslie, Georgia
Copper Center and Leslie are close in size. Copper Center earns more, with a median household income $4,152 higher. Copper Center has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -16%).
COPPER CENTERLESLIEDIFFERENCE
Total population346336+3% vs Leslie
Population density28190−162
Population growth3.0%-15.9%+18.9 pts
Median age44.542.6+1.9
Male56.9%53.1%+3.8 pts
Female43.1%46.9%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic34.1%45.5%−11.4 pts
Black0.0%44.9%−44.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.7%1.0%+0.8 pts
Asian1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Other62.4%8.6%+53.8 pts
Median household income$59,750$55,598+$4,152
Per capita income$40,375$25,613+$14,762
Poverty rate5.3%33.3%−28.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.397+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%21.0%−10.8 pts
Graduate degree4.5%9.3%−4.8 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%7.7%−2.5 pts
Labor force participation56.8%56.5%+0.3 pts
Median home value$217,900$88,300+$129,600
Median gross rent$925$838+$87
Owner-occupied64.9%74.0%−9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.4%20.6%+6.8 pts
Rent-burdened households24.5%32.6%−8.1 pts
Average commute14.025.0−11.0
Worked from home3.4%0.9%+2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.4%7.1%+14.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024