COMPARING TWO PLACES
Sumner vs Mason City
PLACE A
Sumner, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Mason City, Illinois
Sumner is 78% smaller than Mason City. Mason City earns more, with a median household income $11,274 higher. Sumner has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -11%).
SUMNERMASON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population4301,956−78% vs Mason City
Population density2431,931−1,688
Population growth4.2%-11.4%+15.6 pts
Median age44.649.8−5.2
Male47.2%48.5%−1.4 pts
Female52.8%51.5%+1.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic64.9%95.5%−30.6 pts
Black21.0%0.8%+20.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.2%0.8%+2.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other10.9%2.8%+8.1 pts
Median household income$55,250$66,524−$11,274
Per capita income$29,077$34,074−$4,997
Poverty rate12.3%16.7%−4.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.376+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher3.8%21.1%−17.4 pts
Graduate degree0.6%6.1%−5.5 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%4.2%+0.4 pts
Labor force participation49.4%54.7%−5.3 pts
Median home value$87,700$91,100−$3,400
Median gross rent$1,042$767+$275
Owner-occupied67.4%78.3%−10.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate2.8%8.7%−6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households45.6%48.9%−3.3 pts
Average commute26.132.4−6.3
Worked from home8.6%10.8%−2.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured12.1%5.4%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025