COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fountain vs Big Rapids
PLACE A
Fountain, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Big Rapids, Michigan
Fountain is 95% smaller than Big Rapids. Big Rapids earns more, with a median household income $21,608 higher. Fountain has grown faster since 2000 (-10% vs -27%).
FOUNTAINBIG RAPIDSDIFFERENCE
Total population3968,623−95% vs Big Rapids
Population density4301,940−1,509
Population growth-9.8%-27.1%+17.3 pts
Median age36.122.9+13.2
Male46.2%52.3%−6.1 pts
Female53.8%47.7%+6.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%86.4%−45.4 pts
Black57.9%5.9%+52.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other1.0%3.8%−2.8 pts
Median household income$22,250$43,858−$21,608
Per capita income$17,800$23,446−$5,646
Poverty rate57.7%34.1%+23.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6160.479+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%26.9%−3.6 pts
Graduate degree8.5%7.9%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate28.6%4.3%+24.2 pts
Labor force participation57.8%65.2%−7.4 pts
Median home value$134,700$156,400−$21,700
Median gross rent$725$929−$204
Owner-occupied53.3%41.5%+11.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%13.2%+15.1 pts
Rent-burdened households62.8%50.0%+12.8 pts
Average commute17.314.9+2.5
Worked from home9.8%9.0%+0.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured4.4%6.2%−1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025