COMPARING TWO PLACES
Siloam vs Covington
PLACE A
Siloam, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Covington, Tennessee
Siloam is 98% smaller than Covington. Covington earns more, with a median household income $17,471 higher. Covington has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -31%).
SILOAMCOVINGTONDIFFERENCE
Total population1918,585−98% vs Covington
Population density157751−593
Population growth-31.2%-4.1%−27.1 pts
Median age24.640.3−15.7
Male58.4%43.2%+15.2 pts
Female41.6%56.8%−15.2 pts
Foreign-born11.0%0.1%+11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic12.2%42.4%−30.2 pts
Black45.3%55.2%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino42.4%1.4%+41.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.0%1.0%−1.0 pts
Median household income$24,783$42,254−$17,471
Per capita income$18,877$25,015−$6,138
Poverty rate54.7%29.2%+25.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5310.452+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%13.7%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree3.6%9.2%−5.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Labor force participation57.0%55.0%+2.0 pts
Median home value$61,300$185,900−$124,600
Median gross rent$598$933−$335
Owner-occupied57.3%45.3%+12.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%11.1%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households32.1%40.3%−8.2 pts
Average commute33.323.0+10.3
Worked from home2.5%7.6%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured50.0%5.8%+44.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025