COMPARING TWO PLACES
Menlo vs Fort Oglethorpe
PLACE A
Menlo, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Menlo is 96% smaller than Fort Oglethorpe. Menlo earns more, with a median household income $20,383 higher. Fort Oglethorpe has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs 1%).
MENLOFORT OGLETHORPEDIFFERENCE
Total population47510,868−96% vs Fort Oglethorpe
Population density607782−175
Population growth1.3%12.5%−11.3 pts
Median age37.242.9−5.7
Male40.8%44.1%−3.3 pts
Female59.2%55.9%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born2.7%3.9%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.7%87.0%+0.7 pts
Black5.0%2.6%+2.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.5%3.5%−3.0 pts
Asian4.4%1.5%+2.9 pts
Other2.4%5.4%−2.9 pts
Median household income$72,250$51,867+$20,383
Per capita income$29,201$29,430−$229
Poverty rate14.5%11.1%+3.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3640.379−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%19.5%+10.9 pts
Graduate degree11.4%8.1%+3.3 pts
Unemployment rate8.2%5.7%+2.6 pts
Labor force participation78.0%57.0%+21.1 pts
Median home value$144,900$199,700−$54,800
Median gross rent$595$937−$342
Owner-occupied44.1%47.1%−3.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.1%9.0%−3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households18.4%38.4%−20.1 pts
Average commute28.720.9+7.8
Worked from home0.3%6.6%−6.3 pts
Public transit to work5.3%0.0%+5.3 pts
Uninsured7.3%12.4%−5.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025