COMPARING TWO PLACES
Empire vs Modesto
PLACE A
Empire, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Modesto, California
Empire is 100% smaller than Modesto. Modesto earns more, with a median household income $36,453 higher. Modesto has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -19%).
EMPIREMODESTODIFFERENCE
Total population306219,652−100% vs Modesto
Population density1335,066−4,933
Population growth-18.8%8.6%−27.4 pts
Median age54.035.1+18.9
Male52.9%49.3%+3.6 pts
Female47.1%50.7%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%19.1%−19.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.3%36.6%+33.7 pts
Black29.7%4.4%+25.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%45.4%−45.4 pts
Asian0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Other0.0%6.3%−6.3 pts
Median household income$43,438$79,891−$36,453
Per capita income$21,218$35,523−$14,305
Poverty rate27.8%13.3%+14.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.441−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%21.2%−7.6 pts
Graduate degree9.9%6.9%+3.0 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%7.2%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation34.3%61.6%−27.3 pts
Median home value$121,900$442,700−$320,800
Median gross rent–$1,690–
Owner-occupied81.2%58.9%+22.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%3.6%+8.3 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%55.3%+0.7 pts
Average commute28.830.2−1.4
Worked from home41.4%8.4%+32.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Uninsured2.9%4.7%−1.8 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024