COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dearborn vs Atchison
PLACE A
Dearborn, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Atchison, Kansas
Dearborn is 95% smaller than Atchison. Atchison earns more, with a median household income $4,724 higher.
DEARBORNATCHISONDIFFERENCE
Total population51810,789−95% vs Atchison
Population density6331,346−713
Population growth-2.8%-1.2%−1.6 pts
Median age41.129.1+12.0
Male52.4%47.0%+5.4 pts
Female47.6%53.0%−5.4 pts
Foreign-born1.6%2.8%−1.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.9%82.9%+11.0 pts
Black0.0%5.3%−5.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%5.0%−2.3 pts
Asian1.1%0.4%+0.6 pts
Other2.3%6.4%−4.1 pts
Median household income$49,750$54,474−$4,724
Per capita income$26,366$26,812−$446
Poverty rate12.0%15.8%−3.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4110.454−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%26.8%−4.0 pts
Graduate degree4.5%10.5%−6.0 pts
Unemployment rate0.8%5.3%−4.5 pts
Labor force participation56.0%61.9%−5.9 pts
Median home value$185,600$129,700+$55,900
Median gross rent$454$737−$283
Owner-occupied74.1%60.5%+13.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.4%16.6%−1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households50.9%43.3%+7.6 pts
Average commute33.017.8+15.2
Worked from home5.0%8.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured11.5%9.4%+2.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025