COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mason City vs Cornelia
PLACE A
Mason City, IA
VS
PLACE B
Cornelia, GA
Mason City and Cornelia are close in size. Mason City earns more, with a median household income $2,324 higher. Cornelia has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -2%).
MASON CITYCORNELIADIFFERENCE
Total population49,71050,416−1% vs Cornelia
Population density51182−131
Population growth-2.3%6.9%−9.2 pts
Median age44.039.4+4.6
Male49.8%47.4%+2.3 pts
Female50.2%52.6%−2.3 pts
Foreign-born2.3%9.4%−7.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.0%75.4%+13.6 pts
Black1.7%3.2%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.3%16.1%−10.8 pts
Asian1.1%2.3%−1.2 pts
Other2.9%3.0%−0.1 pts
Median household income$69,633$67,309+$2,324
Per capita income$41,222$32,241+$8,981
Poverty rate10.2%14.1%−3.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4480.452Even
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%24.6%−1.4 pts
Graduate degree7.4%10.3%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate2.8%2.7%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation63.9%56.0%+7.9 pts
Median home value$163,371$238,300−$74,929
Median gross rent$836$974−$138
Owner-occupied72.2%72.8%−0.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.4%12.2%+1.3 pts
Rent-burdened households29.5%37.0%−7.5 pts
Average commute16.527.7−11.2
Worked from home7.8%9.6%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.7%0.2%+0.5 pts
Uninsured4.9%14.5%−9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025