COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hardwick vs Barre
PLACE A
Hardwick, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Barre, Massachusetts
Hardwick is 405% larger than Barre. Barre earns more, with a median household income $35,692 higher. Barre has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -11%).
HARDWICKBARREDIFFERENCE
Total population3,402673+405% vs Barre
Population density700425+274
Population growth-10.6%2.0%−12.6 pts
Median age43.451.2−7.8
Male44.6%35.1%+9.5 pts
Female55.4%64.9%−9.5 pts
Foreign-born2.3%9.1%−6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic19.5%95.4%−75.8 pts
Black72.5%0.0%+72.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.6%4.6%+2.0 pts
Median household income$39,510$75,202−$35,692
Per capita income$22,002$49,548−$27,546
Poverty rate23.1%2.4%+20.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4380.387+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%50.3%−39.4 pts
Graduate degree5.4%12.6%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%0.0%+5.2 pts
Labor force participation50.2%71.9%−21.7 pts
Median home value$91,900$348,000−$256,100
Median gross rent$930$1,864−$934
Owner-occupied68.6%59.6%+9.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate25.4%11.1%+14.2 pts
Rent-burdened households54.2%80.4%−26.2 pts
Average commute31.744.9−13.2
Worked from home4.7%2.9%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%13.6%−13.6 pts
Uninsured12.4%0.0%+12.4 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024