COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lowgap vs Mount Airy
PLACE A
Lowgap, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Mount Airy, Georgia
Lowgap is 83% smaller than Mount Airy. Mount Airy earns more, with a median household income $27,500 higher. Mount Airy has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -18%).
LOWGAPMOUNT AIRYDIFFERENCE
Total population2641,510−83% vs Mount Airy
Population density232625−393
Population growth-17.6%8.3%−25.9 pts
Median age46.626.9+19.7
Male56.1%51.4%+4.7 pts
Female43.9%48.6%−4.7 pts
Foreign-born3.0%13.1%−10.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic65.2%61.2%+4.0 pts
Black0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino34.8%31.3%+3.5 pts
Asian0.0%5.9%−5.9 pts
Other0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Median household income$60,368$87,868−$27,500
Per capita income$19,734$24,355−$4,621
Poverty rate8.7%14.1%−5.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3030.395−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%12.8%−12.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%6.6%−6.6 pts
Unemployment rate28.9%1.5%+27.4 pts
Labor force participation53.3%61.2%−8.0 pts
Median home value$163,500$227,500−$64,000
Median gross rent$763$721+$42
Owner-occupied50.5%82.5%−32.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate24.8%3.5%+21.3 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%59.7%−59.7 pts
Average commute63.725.0+38.7
Worked from home0.0%5.5%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%14.2%−14.2 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024