COMPARING TWO PLACES
Empire vs Ceres
PLACE A
Empire, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Ceres, California
Empire is 99% smaller than Ceres. Ceres earns more, with a median household income $35,587 higher. Ceres has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -19%).
EMPIRECERESDIFFERENCE
Total population30648,982−99% vs Ceres
Population density1335,157−5,023
Population growth-18.8%8.6%−27.4 pts
Median age54.032.8+21.2
Male52.9%51.8%+1.1 pts
Female47.1%48.2%−1.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%27.8%−27.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.3%20.8%+49.4 pts
Black29.7%1.2%+28.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%65.2%−65.2 pts
Asian0.0%10.4%−10.4 pts
Other0.0%2.4%−2.4 pts
Median household income$43,438$79,025−$35,587
Per capita income$21,218$27,716−$6,498
Poverty rate27.8%15.9%+11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.422−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%12.7%+1.0 pts
Graduate degree9.9%3.0%+7.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%10.2%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation34.3%61.6%−27.3 pts
Median home value$121,900$424,800−$302,900
Median gross rent–$1,639–
Owner-occupied81.2%64.4%+16.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%3.3%+8.6 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%50.0%+6.0 pts
Average commute28.833.8−5.0
Worked from home41.4%5.7%+35.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured2.9%6.9%−4.0 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024