COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fountain vs La Crosse
PLACE A
Fountain, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
La Crosse, Virginia
Fountain is 35% smaller than La Crosse. La Crosse earns more, with a median household income $11,500 higher. La Crosse has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -10%).
FOUNTAINLA CROSSEDIFFERENCE
Total population396605−35% vs La Crosse
Population density430495−64
Population growth-9.8%1.7%−11.5 pts
Median age36.140.8−4.7
Male46.2%57.8%−11.6 pts
Female53.8%42.2%+11.6 pts
Foreign-born0.0%11.5%−11.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%34.4%+6.7 pts
Black57.9%21.5%+36.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%38.5%−38.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.0%5.6%−4.7 pts
Median household income$22,250$33,750−$11,500
Per capita income$17,800$18,335−$535
Poverty rate57.7%35.2%+22.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6160.381+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%9.4%+13.9 pts
Graduate degree8.5%2.9%+5.6 pts
Unemployment rate28.6%3.3%+25.2 pts
Labor force participation57.8%54.0%+3.7 pts
Median home value$134,700$105,400+$29,300
Median gross rent$725$1,044−$319
Owner-occupied53.3%51.2%+2.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%24.4%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households62.8%56.6%+6.2 pts
Average commute17.314.8+2.5
Worked from home9.8%2.9%+6.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%18.1%−13.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025