COMPARING TWO PLACES
Big Lake vs Atchison
PLACE A
Big Lake, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Atchison, Kansas
Big Lake is 74% smaller than Atchison. Big Lake earns more, with a median household income $16,997 higher.
BIG LAKEATCHISONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,78310,789−74% vs Atchison
Population density1,1651,346−181
Population growth1.0%-1.2%+2.2 pts
Median age27.929.1−1.2
Male51.6%47.0%+4.6 pts
Female48.4%53.0%−4.6 pts
Foreign-born9.7%2.8%+6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic19.2%82.9%−63.7 pts
Black5.9%5.3%+0.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino70.9%5.0%+65.9 pts
Asian1.5%0.4%+1.1 pts
Other2.5%6.4%−3.9 pts
Median household income$71,471$54,474+$16,997
Per capita income$28,589$26,812+$1,777
Poverty rate12.2%15.8%−3.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4420.454−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher14.1%26.8%−12.7 pts
Graduate degree5.3%10.5%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate5.6%5.3%+0.2 pts
Labor force participation61.8%61.9%−0.1 pts
Median home value$157,900$129,700+$28,200
Median gross rent$746$737+$9
Owner-occupied75.3%60.5%+14.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.4%16.6%+0.8 pts
Rent-burdened households11.9%43.3%−31.4 pts
Average commute18.917.8+1.2
Worked from home3.2%8.6%−5.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured19.1%9.4%+9.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025