COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oconee vs Decatur
PLACE A
Oconee, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Decatur, Tennessee
Oconee is 89% smaller than Decatur. Oconee earns more, with a median household income $16,557 higher. Decatur has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -22%).
OCONEEDECATURDIFFERENCE
Total population1731,637−89% vs Decatur
Population density133431−298
Population growth-21.8%-2.2%−19.6 pts
Median age61.442.4+19.0
Male36.5%45.7%−9.2 pts
Female63.5%54.3%+9.2 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic32.1%91.3%−59.2 pts
Black63.8%2.8%+61.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%0.9%+0.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.9%5.0%−2.1 pts
Median household income$59,135$42,578+$16,557
Per capita income$21,464$24,771−$3,307
Poverty rate2.9%34.3%−31.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3610.477−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher3.6%11.1%−7.5 pts
Graduate degree0.0%3.7%−3.7 pts
Unemployment rate38.9%23.1%+15.8 pts
Labor force participation26.3%48.3%−22.1 pts
Median home value$87,500$220,900−$133,400
Median gross rent$592$847−$255
Owner-occupied91.1%57.7%+33.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.1%7.6%+0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%33.6%−33.6 pts
Average commute22.725.2−2.5
Worked from home0.0%3.3%−3.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.4%12.3%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025