COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spalding County vs Fayette County
PLACE A
Spalding County, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Fayette County, Alabama
Spalding County is 346% larger than Fayette County. Spalding County earns more, with a median household income $12,583 higher. Spalding County has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -5%).
SPALDING COUNTYFAYETTE COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population70,77515,872+346% vs Fayette County
Population density36125+336
Population growth5.0%-5.3%+10.4 pts
Median age39.543.3−3.8
Male47.5%49.1%−1.6 pts
Female52.5%50.9%+1.6 pts
Foreign-born4.1%0.5%+3.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.4%83.2%−29.9 pts
Black35.8%11.1%+24.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%0.9%+5.2 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other3.7%4.7%−1.0 pts
Median household income$62,071$49,488+$12,583
Per capita income$37,466$29,795+$7,671
Poverty rate18.9%21.8%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5440.494+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%14.9%+3.6 pts
Graduate degree6.4%4.8%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%8.4%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation56.7%51.8%+4.9 pts
Median home value$228,700$125,900+$102,800
Median gross rent$1,113$667+$446
Owner-occupied62.7%78.4%−15.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%19.9%−12.1 pts
Rent-burdened households47.7%26.3%+21.4 pts
Average commute25.728.6−2.9
Worked from home7.2%2.9%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured13.3%7.7%+5.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025