COMPARING TWO PLACES
Athens vs Tyler
PLACE A
Athens, Pennsylvania
VS
PLACE B
Tyler, Texas
Athens is 97% smaller than Tyler. Tyler earns more, with a median household income $14,486 higher. Tyler has grown faster since 2000 (9% vs -3%).
ATHENSTYLERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,205113,723−97% vs Tyler
Population density1,8271,968−141
Population growth-3.0%9.4%−12.4 pts
Median age47.035.0+12.0
Male57.0%47.7%+9.3 pts
Female43.0%52.3%−9.3 pts
Foreign-born2.6%11.4%−8.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic89.2%47.5%+41.8 pts
Black1.3%22.2%−21.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.1%23.7%−18.5 pts
Asian2.5%2.7%−0.2 pts
Other1.9%4.0%−2.1 pts
Median household income$53,000$67,486−$14,486
Per capita income$39,293$34,724+$4,569
Poverty rate12.8%12.5%+0.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4570.463Even
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%31.4%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree11.4%11.0%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate9.4%4.5%+4.9 pts
Labor force participation57.4%63.3%−6.0 pts
Median home value$167,200$235,300−$68,100
Median gross rent$842$1,252−$410
Owner-occupied40.6%55.4%−14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%16.3%−10.8 pts
Rent-burdened households26.7%46.7%−20.1 pts
Average commute19.120.0−0.9
Worked from home2.5%7.9%−5.4 pts
Public transit to work0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Uninsured7.6%18.0%−10.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025