COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fountain vs Traverse City
PLACE A
Fountain, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Traverse City, Michigan
Fountain is 97% smaller than Traverse City. Traverse City earns more, with a median household income $51,837 higher. Traverse City has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -10%).
FOUNTAINTRAVERSE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population39615,832−97% vs Traverse City
Population density4301,913−1,483
Population growth-9.8%6.8%−16.7 pts
Median age36.142.7−6.6
Male46.2%49.4%−3.2 pts
Female53.8%50.6%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic41.1%87.7%−46.6 pts
Black57.9%1.3%+56.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.0%6.4%−5.4 pts
Median household income$22,250$74,087−$51,837
Per capita income$17,800$53,432−$35,632
Poverty rate57.7%12.3%+45.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6160.523+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%47.4%−24.1 pts
Graduate degree8.5%22.7%−14.1 pts
Unemployment rate28.6%5.2%+23.4 pts
Labor force participation57.8%62.6%−4.8 pts
Median home value$134,700$415,400−$280,700
Median gross rent$725$995−$270
Owner-occupied53.3%63.7%−10.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.3%15.2%+13.1 pts
Rent-burdened households62.8%45.6%+17.2 pts
Average commute17.317.2+0.2
Worked from home9.8%19.4%−9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Uninsured4.4%3.8%+0.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025