COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bronte vs Abilene
PLACE A
Bronte, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
Bronte is 99% smaller than Abilene. Abilene earns more, with a median household income $15,034 higher. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -7%).
BRONTEABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population981131,588−99% vs Abilene
Population density6831,234−550
Population growth-6.6%6.9%−13.5 pts
Median age40.232.8+7.4
Male50.9%51.4%−0.5 pts
Female49.1%48.6%+0.5 pts
Foreign-born3.9%7.4%−3.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.7%56.8%+11.0 pts
Black0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino28.3%27.1%+1.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other3.9%4.1%−0.1 pts
Median household income$47,614$62,648−$15,034
Per capita income$25,271$31,321−$6,050
Poverty rate23.3%16.1%+7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4030.447−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%27.3%−12.2 pts
Graduate degree2.8%9.6%−6.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation54.6%61.5%−7.0 pts
Median home value$146,900$183,700−$36,800
Median gross rent$935$1,157−$222
Owner-occupied63.6%56.1%+7.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.2%11.7%+1.4 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%48.6%−11.8 pts
Average commute33.815.6+18.2
Worked from home2.4%8.4%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured13.7%15.0%−1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025