COMPARING TWO PLACES
Converse vs Wabash
PLACE A
Converse, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Wabash, Indiana
Converse is 219% larger than Wabash. Converse earns more, with a median household income $40,812 higher. Converse has grown faster since 2000 (51% vs -2%).
CONVERSEWABASHDIFFERENCE
Total population32,48110,190+219% vs Wabash
Population density3,4391,057+2,383
Population growth50.9%-2.1%+53.0 pts
Median age33.840.3−6.5
Male47.1%49.4%−2.3 pts
Female52.9%50.6%+2.3 pts
Foreign-born8.2%1.7%+6.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.5%90.4%−63.9 pts
Black24.9%0.3%+24.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.4%5.6%+32.8 pts
Asian3.4%0.5%+2.9 pts
Other6.8%3.3%+3.5 pts
Median household income$94,222$53,410+$40,812
Per capita income$36,849$32,760+$4,089
Poverty rate11.6%14.0%−2.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3890.468−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%23.4%+10.5 pts
Graduate degree10.6%6.8%+3.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%4.4%−1.3 pts
Labor force participation71.9%57.5%+14.4 pts
Median home value$248,400$116,500+$131,900
Median gross rent$1,693$739+$954
Owner-occupied74.2%70.6%+3.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate3.6%9.9%−6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households62.9%34.3%+28.6 pts
Average commute26.816.5+10.3
Worked from home13.3%3.1%+10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured12.9%3.6%+9.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025