COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dowling vs Charlotte
PLACE A
Dowling, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Charlotte, Tennessee
Dowling is 84% smaller than Charlotte. Dowling earns more, with a median household income $31,563 higher. Charlotte has grown faster since 2000 (34% vs -6%).
DOWLINGCHARLOTTEDIFFERENCE
Total population2671,647−84% vs Charlotte
Population density44406−362
Population growth-6.1%34.1%−40.2 pts
Median age47.936.8+11.1
Male52.1%54.5%−2.4 pts
Female47.9%45.5%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.1%87.7%+4.5 pts
Black0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other7.9%4.0%+3.8 pts
Median household income$90,313$58,750+$31,563
Per capita income$34,971$26,622+$8,349
Poverty rate6.0%11.7%−5.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3040.458−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%15.0%+3.3 pts
Graduate degree7.0%6.8%+0.2 pts
Unemployment rate10.1%7.0%+3.2 pts
Labor force participation66.1%44.4%+21.6 pts
Median home value$227,200$252,900−$25,700
Median gross rent$700$878−$178
Owner-occupied100.0%81.2%+18.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate20.4%15.0%+5.5 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%30.0%−30.0 pts
Average commute36.933.8+3.1
Worked from home16.5%6.9%+9.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.7%8.9%−2.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024