COMPARING TWO PLACES
Gallaway vs Lakeland
PLACE A
Gallaway, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Lakeland, Tennessee
Gallaway is 96% smaller than Lakeland. Lakeland earns more, with a median household income $86,042 higher. Lakeland has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -22%).
GALLAWAYLAKELANDDIFFERENCE
Total population52014,422−96% vs Lakeland
Population density90613−524
Population growth-22.4%11.9%−34.2 pts
Median age51.141.0+10.1
Male37.9%49.6%−11.7 pts
Female62.1%50.4%+11.7 pts
Foreign-born1.0%11.5%−10.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.1%69.5%−41.4 pts
Black66.2%12.7%+53.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%8.6%−6.5 pts
Asian0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Other3.6%3.3%+0.4 pts
Median household income$30,208$116,250−$86,042
Per capita income$17,353$56,035−$38,682
Poverty rate43.3%3.2%+40.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.407+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.2%53.1%−45.9 pts
Graduate degree2.0%20.3%−18.3 pts
Unemployment rate25.5%2.8%+22.7 pts
Labor force participation33.6%65.2%−31.6 pts
Median home value$184,400$388,900−$204,500
Median gross rent$455$1,755−$1,300
Owner-occupied39.4%79.2%−39.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.0%3.7%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households56.6%52.6%+4.0 pts
Average commute16.725.7−9.0
Worked from home18.3%15.0%+3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.0%3.9%+7.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025