COMPARING TWO PLACES
Atlantic vs Denison
PLACE A
Atlantic, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Denison, Texas
Atlantic is 98% smaller than Denison. Denison earns more, with a median household income $16,294 higher. Denison has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -14%).
ATLANTICDENISONDIFFERENCE
Total population52226,822−98% vs Denison
Population density567924−357
Population growth-13.8%7.9%−21.7 pts
Median age35.640.4−4.8
Male51.9%47.6%+4.3 pts
Female48.1%52.4%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born1.5%6.3%−4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic94.1%66.5%+27.5 pts
Black0.0%6.8%−6.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.6%16.2%−10.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other0.4%9.3%−8.9 pts
Median household income$51,071$67,365−$16,294
Per capita income$24,513$34,603−$10,090
Poverty rate18.2%15.0%+3.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3900.433−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%18.7%−7.2 pts
Graduate degree1.1%5.7%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.7%4.6%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation46.2%59.4%−13.2 pts
Median home value$154,300$180,900−$26,600
Median gross rent$1,032$1,309−$277
Owner-occupied90.8%58.6%+32.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate46.3%8.9%+37.4 pts
Rent-burdened households5.0%47.1%−42.1 pts
Average commute33.719.4+14.2
Worked from home5.2%9.7%−4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured8.2%14.9%−6.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024