COMPARING TWO PLACES
Empire vs Riverbank
PLACE A
Empire, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Riverbank, California
Empire is 99% smaller than Riverbank. Riverbank earns more, with a median household income $44,528 higher. Riverbank has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -19%).
EMPIRERIVERBANKDIFFERENCE
Total population30626,557−99% vs Riverbank
Population density1335,638−5,505
Population growth-18.8%9.6%−28.5 pts
Median age54.034.4+19.6
Male52.9%49.1%+3.8 pts
Female47.1%50.9%−3.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%21.1%−21.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic70.3%29.4%+40.9 pts
Black29.7%1.2%+28.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%60.1%−60.1 pts
Asian0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Other0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
Median household income$43,438$87,966−$44,528
Per capita income$21,218$35,509−$14,291
Poverty rate27.8%12.8%+15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3460.434−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%19.6%−6.0 pts
Graduate degree9.9%5.1%+4.8 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%8.6%+0.8 pts
Labor force participation34.3%61.5%−27.2 pts
Median home value$121,900$463,200−$341,300
Median gross rent–$1,604–
Owner-occupied81.2%72.3%+8.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%0.9%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%51.1%+4.9 pts
Average commute28.830.0−1.2
Worked from home41.4%8.3%+33.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured2.9%5.1%−2.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024