COMPARING TWO PLACES
Waco vs Cedartown
PLACE A
Waco, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Cedartown, Georgia
Waco is 1306% larger than Cedartown. Waco earns more, with a median household income $19,611 higher. Waco has grown faster since 2000 (11% vs 5%).
WACOCEDARTOWNDIFFERENCE
Total population147,78810,514+1306% vs Cedartown
Population density1,6241,152+472
Population growth11.0%4.5%+6.4 pts
Median age29.729.5+0.2
Male48.3%49.8%−1.5 pts
Female51.7%50.2%+1.5 pts
Foreign-born10.5%13.1%−2.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic44.2%45.1%−0.9 pts
Black19.3%20.8%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino30.6%29.4%+1.2 pts
Asian2.1%0.9%+1.2 pts
Other3.9%3.9%Even
Median household income$54,365$34,754+$19,611
Per capita income$30,942$25,938+$5,004
Poverty rate23.1%30.7%−7.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5110.561−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%15.0%+13.8 pts
Graduate degree11.5%5.5%+6.0 pts
Unemployment rate4.6%6.8%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation62.2%55.7%+6.5 pts
Median home value$221,700$147,200+$74,500
Median gross rent$1,165$896+$269
Owner-occupied49.4%43.3%+6.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.9%8.0%+3.9 pts
Rent-burdened households54.7%58.2%−3.5 pts
Average commute18.728.5−9.8
Worked from home9.7%0.9%+8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.7%1.8%−1.1 pts
Uninsured15.2%15.0%+0.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025