COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dyess vs Atoka
PLACE A
Dyess, Arkansas
VS
PLACE B
Atoka, Tennessee
Dyess is 97% smaller than Atoka. Atoka earns more, with a median household income $44,663 higher. Atoka has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs -17%).
DYESSATOKADIFFERENCE
Total population31810,645−97% vs Atoka
Population density331877−547
Population growth-17.3%19.3%−36.6 pts
Median age32.439.1−6.7
Male48.4%50.5%−2.1 pts
Female51.6%49.5%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born6.9%1.1%+5.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%78.0%+0.2 pts
Black2.1%11.8%−9.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.3%3.1%+13.1 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other3.5%5.7%−2.3 pts
Median household income$45,000$89,663−$44,663
Per capita income$17,933$41,219−$23,286
Poverty rate29.1%7.0%+22.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5280.359+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher3.9%35.2%−31.4 pts
Graduate degree0.6%10.3%−9.7 pts
Unemployment rate12.6%4.5%+8.2 pts
Labor force participation53.4%64.2%−10.8 pts
Median home value$70,000$320,700−$250,700
Median gross rent$754$1,237−$483
Owner-occupied70.2%85.1%−14.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate38.6%1.4%+37.1 pts
Rent-burdened households75.0%24.0%+51.0 pts
Average commute22.236.2−14.0
Worked from home1.0%14.7%−13.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%6.3%+0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025