COMPARING TWO PLACES
Southside vs Searcy
PLACE A
Southside, Augusta, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Searcy, Arkansas
Southside is 65% smaller than Searcy. Searcy earns more, with a median household income $14,404 higher.
SOUTHSIDESEARCYDIFFERENCE
Total population8,55324,351−65% vs Searcy
Population density1,9181,329+589
Population growth–0.3%–
Median age34.432.4+2.0
Male51.4%47.8%+3.5 pts
Female48.6%52.2%−3.5 pts
Foreign-born1.2%3.0%−1.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic28.5%77.8%−49.3 pts
Black67.0%10.8%+56.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%5.7%−3.4 pts
Asian0.3%1.2%−0.9 pts
Other2.0%4.5%−2.6 pts
Median household income$37,766$52,170−$14,404
Per capita income$18,392$28,824−$10,432
Poverty rate30.8%18.8%+12.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4630.466Even
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%29.6%−13.5 pts
Graduate degree5.3%15.8%−10.4 pts
Unemployment rate14.3%6.1%+8.1 pts
Labor force participation52.0%54.1%−2.1 pts
Median home value$106,619$188,500−$81,881
Median gross rent$1,087$905+$182
Owner-occupied51.2%53.6%−2.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.9%12.4%−4.4 pts
Rent-burdened households60.0%49.2%+10.8 pts
Average commute20.416.3+4.1
Worked from home6.6%5.6%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.3%−0.2 pts
Uninsured11.5%9.2%+2.3 pts