COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fairmount vs Elwood
PLACE A
Fairmount, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Elwood, New Jersey
Fairmount and Elwood are close in size. Elwood earns more, with a median household income $22,898 higher. Fairmount has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -15%).
FAIRMOUNTELWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population766733+5% vs Elwood
Population density419230+190
Population growth7.2%-15.4%+22.7 pts
Median age40.459.6−19.2
Male49.4%35.1%+14.4 pts
Female50.6%64.9%−14.4 pts
Foreign-born1.1%6.8%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%49.2%+29.6 pts
Black15.6%13.0%+2.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%37.8%−35.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.9%0.0%+2.9 pts
Median household income$63,056$85,954−$22,898
Per capita income$26,603$50,759−$24,156
Poverty rate19.2%10.3%+8.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.356+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%16.5%−6.3 pts
Graduate degree2.7%5.3%−2.6 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%1.9%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation51.4%56.4%−5.0 pts
Median home value$135,200$208,900−$73,700
Median gross rent$1,090$1,347−$257
Owner-occupied66.6%100.0%−33.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.0%0.0%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households25.7%0.0%+25.7 pts
Average commute30.622.9+7.7
Worked from home1.5%0.0%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured25.3%3.2%+22.1 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024