COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atchison County vs Jackson County
PLACE A
Atchison County, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Jackson County, Alabama
Atchison County is 90% smaller than Jackson County. Atchison County earns more, with a median household income $6,842 higher. Jackson County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
ATCHISON COUNTYJACKSON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population5,17554,281−90% vs Jackson County
Population density950−41
Population growth-6.7%-1.2%−5.5 pts
Median age46.743.5+3.2
Male50.0%49.3%+0.7 pts
Female50.0%50.7%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born0.8%1.9%−1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.6%88.2%+4.5 pts
Black0.2%3.1%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.1%3.6%−1.5 pts
Asian0.4%0.5%−0.1 pts
Other4.7%4.7%+0.0 pts
Median household income$58,750$51,908+$6,842
Per capita income$34,574$30,130+$4,444
Poverty rate11.6%17.3%−5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4490.452Even
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%15.9%+6.2 pts
Graduate degree6.7%6.1%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%4.5%−2.2 pts
Labor force participation62.0%51.5%+10.5 pts
Median home value$106,800$159,500−$52,700
Median gross rent$631$780−$149
Owner-occupied76.8%75.1%+1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.1%12.5%+3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households21.5%36.8%−15.3 pts
Average commute20.327.3−7.1
Worked from home6.1%4.7%+1.4 pts
Public transit to work1.5%0.1%+1.5 pts
Uninsured11.2%10.3%+0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025