COMPARING TWO PLACES
Empire vs Fairmount
PLACE A
Empire, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Fairmount, Georgia
Empire is 60% smaller than Fairmount. Fairmount earns more, with a median household income $19,618 higher. Fairmount has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -19%).
EMPIREFAIRMOUNTDIFFERENCE
Total population306766−60% vs Fairmount
Population density133419−286
Population growth-18.8%7.2%−26.1 pts
Median age54.040.4+13.6
Male52.9%49.4%+3.5 pts
Female47.1%50.6%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.3%78.8%−8.6 pts
Black29.7%15.6%+14.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Median household income$43,438$63,056−$19,618
Per capita income$21,218$26,603−$5,385
Poverty rate27.8%19.2%+8.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.430−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%10.1%+3.5 pts
Graduate degree9.9%2.7%+7.2 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%5.3%+4.0 pts
Labor force participation34.3%51.4%−17.1 pts
Median home value$121,900$135,200−$13,300
Median gross rent–$1,090–
Owner-occupied81.2%66.6%+14.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%11.0%+1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%25.7%+30.3 pts
Average commute28.830.6−1.7
Worked from home41.4%1.5%+39.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.9%25.3%−22.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024