COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atchison vs St. Joseph
PLACE A
Atchison, Kansas
VS
PLACE B
St. Joseph, Tennessee
Atchison is 1201% larger than St. Joseph. Atchison earns more, with a median household income $5,362 higher.
ATCHISONST. JOSEPHDIFFERENCE
Total population10,789829+1201% vs St. Joseph
Population density1,346220+1,126
Population growth-1.2%1.0%−2.3 pts
Median age29.139.6−10.5
Male47.0%51.0%−4.0 pts
Female53.0%49.0%+4.0 pts
Foreign-born2.8%1.8%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.9%90.7%−7.8 pts
Black5.3%3.6%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.0%1.8%+3.2 pts
Asian0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Other6.4%4.0%+2.5 pts
Median household income$54,474$49,112+$5,362
Per capita income$26,812$44,704−$17,892
Poverty rate15.8%13.8%+2.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4540.609−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%10.4%+16.4 pts
Graduate degree10.5%5.5%+5.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%0.8%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation61.9%59.1%+2.8 pts
Median home value$129,700$171,300−$41,600
Median gross rent$737$631+$106
Owner-occupied60.5%80.3%−19.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.6%10.4%+6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households43.3%47.0%−3.7 pts
Average commute17.829.4−11.6
Worked from home8.6%5.0%+3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.4%7.4%+2.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025