COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmount vs Chattanooga
PLACE A
Fairmount, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Fairmount is 100% smaller than Chattanooga. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
FAIRMOUNTCHATTANOOGADIFFERENCE
Total population766194,144−100% vs Chattanooga
Population density4191,364−944
Population growth7.2%8.0%−0.8 pts
Median age40.436.3+4.1
Male49.4%48.4%+1.0 pts
Female50.6%51.6%−1.0 pts
Foreign-born1.1%8.3%−7.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%55.5%+23.3 pts
Black15.6%27.6%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%10.0%−7.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other2.9%4.7%−1.8 pts
Median household income$63,056$64,523−$1,467
Per capita income$26,603$41,600−$14,997
Poverty rate19.2%19.1%+0.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.503−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%36.0%−25.8 pts
Graduate degree2.7%13.5%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%5.4%−0.1 pts
Labor force participation51.4%64.6%−13.3 pts
Median home value$135,200$283,200−$148,000
Median gross rent$1,090$1,256−$166
Owner-occupied66.6%52.4%+14.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%10.1%+0.9 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%43.8%−18.1 pts
Average commute30.618.5+12.1
Worked from home1.5%13.6%−12.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured25.3%12.2%+13.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025