COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fitzgerald vs Cordele
PLACE A
Fitzgerald, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Cordele, Georgia
Fitzgerald is 8% smaller than Cordele. Fitzgerald earns more, with a median household income $3,523 higher. Fitzgerald has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -8%).
FITZGERALDCORDELEDIFFERENCE
Total population8,8829,652−8% vs Cordele
Population density988925+63
Population growth-0.5%-8.3%+7.8 pts
Median age37.536.3+1.2
Male45.2%42.8%+2.4 pts
Female54.8%57.2%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born2.9%4.9%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic45.2%24.5%+20.7 pts
Black51.0%67.6%−16.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.5%5.7%−3.2 pts
Asian0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Other0.5%2.2%−1.7 pts
Median household income$37,323$33,800+$3,523
Per capita income$21,804$24,233−$2,429
Poverty rate27.8%29.0%−1.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.519−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%13.3%+1.0 pts
Graduate degree4.3%4.6%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%7.5%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation58.3%61.0%−2.6 pts
Median home value$99,000$121,500−$22,500
Median gross rent$670$786−$116
Owner-occupied53.8%38.7%+15.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.9%15.3%−5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households42.1%44.1%−2.0 pts
Average commute14.317.8−3.5
Worked from home3.0%5.7%−2.6 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Uninsured18.8%13.6%+5.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025