COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fargo vs Forrest City
PLACE A
Fargo, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Forrest City, Arkansas
Fargo is 98% smaller than Forrest City. Fargo earns more, with a median household income $37,301 higher. Forrest City has grown faster since 2000 (-15% vs -22%).
FARGOFORREST CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population26312,308−98% vs Forrest City
Population density96608−512
Population growth-22.1%-15.3%−6.8 pts
Median age47.136.9+10.2
Male52.7%58.6%−5.9 pts
Female47.3%41.4%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%20.8%+66.5 pts
Black6.1%73.1%−67.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other6.6%1.0%+5.6 pts
Median household income$72,990$35,689+$37,301
Per capita income$35,452$16,688+$18,764
Poverty rate22.7%37.7%−15.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.504−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%13.8%−10.9 pts
Graduate degree1.2%5.3%−4.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%13.5%−12.6 pts
Labor force participation53.9%39.7%+14.2 pts
Median home value$82,700$92,000−$9,300
Median gross rent$662$805−$143
Owner-occupied78.2%39.2%+38.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%16.9%−1.1 pts
Rent-burdened households27.4%54.3%−26.9 pts
Average commute29.416.4+13.0
Worked from home5.3%2.7%+2.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured51.6%10.7%+40.9 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025