COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fargo vs Lake City
PLACE A
Fargo, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Lake City, Pennsylvania
Fargo is 91% smaller than Lake City. Lake City earns more, with a median household income $2,058 higher. Lake City has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -22%).
FARGOLAKE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population2632,842−91% vs Lake City
Population density961,582−1,486
Population growth-22.1%-3.2%−19.0 pts
Median age47.134.5+12.6
Male52.7%46.8%+5.9 pts
Female47.3%53.2%−5.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.3%85.7%+1.6 pts
Black6.1%0.9%+5.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.7%−6.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Other6.6%6.3%+0.4 pts
Median household income$72,990$75,048−$2,058
Per capita income$35,452$30,854+$4,598
Poverty rate22.7%10.8%+11.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.361+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher2.9%26.6%−23.7 pts
Graduate degree1.2%16.8%−15.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%5.6%−4.7 pts
Labor force participation53.9%62.3%−8.4 pts
Median home value$82,700$165,600−$82,900
Median gross rent$662$871−$209
Owner-occupied78.2%84.0%−5.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%9.9%+5.8 pts
Rent-burdened households27.4%33.1%−5.7 pts
Average commute29.424.1+5.3
Worked from home5.3%6.4%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured51.6%1.0%+50.6 pts
Population, 2000 – 2025