COMPARING TWO PLACES
Spalding County vs Lamar County
PLACE A
Spalding County, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Lamar County, Alabama
Spalding County is 421% larger than Lamar County. Spalding County earns more, with a median household income $12,071 higher. Spalding County has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -4%).
SPALDING COUNTYLAMAR COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population70,77513,587+421% vs Lamar County
Population density36122+339
Population growth5.0%-4.1%+9.1 pts
Median age39.544.2−4.7
Male47.5%48.8%−1.2 pts
Female52.5%51.2%+1.2 pts
Foreign-born4.1%0.5%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic53.4%85.6%−32.2 pts
Black35.8%10.0%+25.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%1.9%+4.2 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+0.9 pts
Other3.7%2.4%+1.3 pts
Median household income$62,071$50,000+$12,071
Per capita income$37,466$26,045+$11,421
Poverty rate18.9%18.0%+0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5440.439+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%12.1%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree6.4%5.3%+1.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.3%5.5%+1.8 pts
Labor force participation56.7%51.0%+5.7 pts
Median home value$228,700$114,000+$114,700
Median gross rent$1,113$549+$564
Owner-occupied62.7%75.7%−12.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.8%28.6%−20.8 pts
Rent-burdened households47.7%39.6%+8.1 pts
Average commute25.725.4+0.2
Worked from home7.2%5.8%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.1%0.0%+0.1 pts
Uninsured13.3%8.0%+5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025