COMPARING TWO PLACES
Resaca vs Cartersville
PLACE A
Resaca, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Cartersville, Georgia
Resaca is 95% smaller than Cartersville. Cartersville earns more, with a median household income $26,880 higher. Resaca has grown faster since 2000 (110% vs 18%).
RESACACARTERSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,14525,349−95% vs Cartersville
Population density413886−473
Population growth109.9%17.5%+92.4 pts
Median age45.437.0+8.4
Male62.1%49.7%+12.4 pts
Female37.9%50.3%−12.4 pts
Foreign-born9.9%7.0%+2.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.7%65.5%−8.9 pts
Black7.9%14.5%−6.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.8%15.2%+16.6 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other3.6%2.9%+0.8 pts
Median household income$57,557$84,437−$26,880
Per capita income$39,278$43,175−$3,897
Poverty rate7.4%12.4%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6600.444+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%28.7%−23.4 pts
Graduate degree1.9%9.9%−8.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%2.7%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation35.3%65.3%−30.0 pts
Median home value$182,800$338,200−$155,400
Median gross rent$1,144$1,229−$85
Owner-occupied63.4%59.2%+4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%9.2%+1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households12.8%40.8%−28.0 pts
Average commute26.125.9+0.2
Worked from home1.2%11.1%−9.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.4%14.2%+2.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025