COMPARING TWO PLACES
Resaca vs Dalton
PLACE A
Resaca, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Dalton, Pennsylvania
Resaca is 12% smaller than Dalton. Dalton earns more, with a median household income $38,305 higher. Resaca has grown faster since 2000 (110% vs 4%).
RESACADALTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,1451,296−12% vs Dalton
Population density413429−16
Population growth109.9%4.1%+105.9 pts
Median age45.444.4+1.0
Male62.1%51.4%+10.7 pts
Female37.9%48.6%−10.7 pts
Foreign-born9.9%3.2%+6.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.7%89.3%−32.7 pts
Black7.9%0.2%+7.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino31.8%5.9%+25.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other3.6%4.4%−0.7 pts
Median household income$57,557$95,862−$38,305
Per capita income$39,278$47,796−$8,518
Poverty rate7.4%7.8%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6600.352+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher5.3%49.7%−44.4 pts
Graduate degree1.9%17.1%−15.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.9%0.4%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation35.3%64.4%−29.1 pts
Median home value$182,800$276,100−$93,300
Median gross rent$1,144$1,375−$231
Owner-occupied63.4%85.7%−22.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%3.3%+7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households12.8%8.4%+4.3 pts
Average commute26.122.5+3.7
Worked from home1.2%7.4%−6.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.4%0.4%+16.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025