COMPARING TWO PLACES
Morrow vs Forest Park
PLACE A
Morrow, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Forest Park, Birmingham, Alabama
Morrow is 8% larger than Forest Park. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
MORROWFOREST PARKDIFFERENCE
Total population6,2115,761+8% vs Forest Park
Population density1,7792,486−707
Population growth1.9%––
Median age30.538.0−7.5
Male44.7%46.7%−2.0 pts
Female55.3%53.3%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born28.5%3.1%+25.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic8.7%76.0%−67.3 pts
Black31.4%17.2%+14.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.0%2.6%+27.5 pts
Asian29.2%1.5%+27.7 pts
Other0.6%2.7%−2.1 pts
Median household income$73,693$73,706−$13
Per capita income$20,885$82,255−$61,370
Poverty rate19.1%10.8%+8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3490.566−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%65.8%−50.6 pts
Graduate degree4.2%37.8%−33.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%2.9%+5.9 pts
Labor force participation66.2%75.4%−9.2 pts
Median home value$224,700$420,070−$195,370
Median gross rent$1,515$1,277+$238
Owner-occupied52.0%42.4%+9.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.4%11.9%−6.5 pts
Rent-burdened households48.3%57.0%−8.7 pts
Average commute26.117.6+8.5
Worked from home8.0%15.7%−7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured24.0%5.6%+18.4 pts