COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fair Oaks vs Carmichael
PLACE A
Fair Oaks, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Carmichael, California
Fair Oaks is 88% smaller than Carmichael. Carmichael earns more, with a median household income $22,918 higher. Carmichael has grown faster since 2000 (29% vs 10%).
FAIR OAKSCARMICHAELDIFFERENCE
Total population9,01476,948−88% vs Carmichael
Population density4,6185,018−400
Population growth9.8%29.2%−19.4 pts
Median age30.640.1−9.5
Male48.8%48.2%+0.6 pts
Female51.2%51.8%−0.6 pts
Foreign-born36.4%16.2%+20.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic16.0%62.3%−46.3 pts
Black14.7%6.2%+8.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino62.9%15.5%+47.4 pts
Asian1.5%7.8%−6.3 pts
Other4.9%8.2%−3.3 pts
Median household income$62,996$85,914−$22,918
Per capita income$25,707$47,983−$22,276
Poverty rate23.6%12.6%+11.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3950.460−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%36.7%−20.2 pts
Graduate degree3.0%14.7%−11.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.4%7.3%+1.0 pts
Labor force participation75.7%61.4%+14.3 pts
Median home value$199,600$579,500−$379,900
Median gross rent$1,314$1,702−$388
Owner-occupied36.9%52.2%−15.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.7%5.6%+2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households56.0%56.4%−0.4 pts
Average commute26.927.1−0.3
Worked from home5.8%20.7%−14.9 pts
Public transit to work0.3%1.3%−1.0 pts
Uninsured40.5%4.1%+36.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024