COMPARING TWO PLACES
Walker County vs Catoosa County
PLACE A
Walker County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Catoosa County, Georgia
Walker County is 6% smaller than Catoosa County. Catoosa County earns more, with a median household income $18,130 higher. Catoosa County has grown faster since 2000 (6% vs -3%).
WALKER COUNTYCATOOSA COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population65,14069,628−6% vs Catoosa County
Population density82429−347
Population growth-2.5%6.1%−8.7 pts
Median age40.640.8−0.2
Male48.9%48.6%+0.3 pts
Female51.1%51.4%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%2.8%−1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.2%87.8%−1.6 pts
Black6.3%1.3%+5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.8%4.0%−0.3 pts
Asian0.4%1.5%−1.1 pts
Other3.3%5.3%−2.0 pts
Median household income$56,509$74,639−$18,130
Per capita income$29,460$36,562−$7,102
Poverty rate18.5%9.9%+8.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.426+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%24.2%−7.7 pts
Graduate degree7.0%9.2%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.9%4.3%+0.6 pts
Labor force participation53.2%62.0%−8.8 pts
Median home value$135,900$240,900−$105,000
Median gross rent$756$993−$237
Owner-occupied76.1%74.2%+1.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.4%6.7%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households30.5%39.6%−9.1 pts
Average commute31.224.5+6.8
Worked from home3.1%9.6%−6.5 pts
Public transit to work0.2%0.1%+0.2 pts
Uninsured9.6%11.0%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025