COMPARING TWO PLACES
Corning vs Athens
PLACE A
Corning, NY
VS
PLACE B
Athens, TX
Corning and Athens are close in size. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Athens has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -5%).
CORNINGATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population91,85588,595+4% vs Athens
Population density66101−35
Population growth-5.5%4.6%−10.1 pts
Median age43.043.8−0.8
Male50.1%49.2%+0.9 pts
Female49.9%50.8%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born3.1%5.5%−2.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.4%73.9%+17.6 pts
Black1.6%5.1%−3.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.0%14.8%−12.8 pts
Asian1.6%0.8%+0.9 pts
Other3.3%5.5%−2.2 pts
Median household income$65,887$65,179+$708
Per capita income$37,718$34,448+$3,270
Poverty rate13.8%14.7%−1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.455Even
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%20.7%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree12.6%6.9%+5.7 pts
Unemployment rate6.0%4.9%+1.1 pts
Labor force participation58.5%54.0%+4.4 pts
Median home value$137,900$211,300−$73,400
Median gross rent$894$1,048−$154
Owner-occupied73.3%77.8%−4.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.7%19.8%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households40.3%46.4%−6.1 pts
Average commute22.229.1−7.0
Worked from home8.7%8.9%−0.2 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.2%+0.3 pts
Uninsured4.8%16.7%−11.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025