COMPARING TWO PLACES
Toccoa vs Alpena
PLACE A
Toccoa, GA
VS
PLACE B
Alpena, MI
Toccoa and Alpena are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
TOCCOAALPENADIFFERENCE
Total population27,85428,853−3% vs Alpena
Population density15650+105
Population growth2.3%-2.3%+4.7 pts
Median age40.847.8−7.0
Male47.9%49.9%−2.0 pts
Female52.1%50.1%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born3.5%1.2%+2.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.6%92.4%−11.8 pts
Black8.1%1.0%+7.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.0%1.7%+2.3 pts
Asian1.1%0.2%+0.9 pts
Other6.3%4.8%+1.5 pts
Median household income$54,754$53,950+$804
Per capita income$28,424$34,583−$6,159
Poverty rate15.8%18.0%−2.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.468−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%18.3%−3.2 pts
Graduate degree5.8%6.9%−1.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%6.2%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation57.0%53.9%+3.0 pts
Median home value$175,300$153,900+$21,400
Median gross rent$820$673+$147
Owner-occupied73.6%80.0%−6.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.8%17.1%−2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%42.7%−2.4 pts
Average commute23.817.5+6.3
Worked from home7.8%7.8%−0.0 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.1%−1.0 pts
Uninsured14.6%5.2%+9.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025