COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dime Box vs Elgin
PLACE A
Dime Box, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Elgin, Oregon
Dime Box is 91% smaller than Elgin. Dime Box earns more, with a median household income $31,000 higher.
DIME BOXELGINDIFFERENCE
Total population1451,689−91% vs Elgin
Population density2021,671−1,469
Population growth–0.4%–
Median age59.236.6+22.6
Male53.1%51.6%+1.5 pts
Female46.9%48.4%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%4.5%−4.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%87.7%+0.5 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino9.0%3.4%+5.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.8%8.9%−6.2 pts
Median household income$88,750$57,750+$31,000
Per capita income$49,931$30,481+$19,450
Poverty rate2.1%10.4%−8.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4160.451−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%9.9%−2.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%2.7%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Labor force participation75.9%59.0%+16.9 pts
Median home value$135,700$191,300−$55,600
Median gross rent$693$992−$299
Owner-occupied90.6%64.3%+26.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate29.7%3.4%+26.3 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%42.2%−8.8 pts
Average commute28.723.3+5.4
Worked from home0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.7%3.4%−2.7 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024