COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atlanta vs Texarkana
PLACE A
Atlanta, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Texarkana, Texas
Atlanta is 85% smaller than Texarkana. Atlanta earns more, with a median household income $9,686 higher.
ATLANTATEXARKANADIFFERENCE
Total population5,47836,195−85% vs Texarkana
Population density4381,152−714
Population growth-4.3%-0.6%−3.7 pts
Median age43.437.2+6.2
Male52.7%46.9%+5.8 pts
Female47.3%53.1%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born4.9%4.9%+0.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic58.7%47.0%+11.7 pts
Black25.8%37.4%−11.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino11.7%9.4%+2.3 pts
Asian1.3%1.9%−0.5 pts
Other2.5%4.3%−1.9 pts
Median household income$60,259$50,573+$9,686
Per capita income$28,845$30,284−$1,439
Poverty rate21.1%22.0%−0.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4290.493−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%27.6%−2.7 pts
Graduate degree9.0%10.4%−1.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.9%5.2%+0.7 pts
Labor force participation54.3%56.4%−2.1 pts
Median home value$160,100$171,500−$11,400
Median gross rent$924$1,010−$86
Owner-occupied68.8%51.6%+17.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%10.3%−0.6 pts
Rent-burdened households48.4%52.5%−4.0 pts
Average commute28.514.7+13.9
Worked from home11.8%7.7%+4.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.6%15.4%−2.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025