COMPARING TWO PLACES
Edom vs Athens
PLACE A
Edom, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
Edom is 88% smaller than Athens. Edom earns more, with a median household income $43,417 higher. Athens has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -10%).
EDOMATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population3723,205−88% vs Athens
Population density1481,827−1,679
Population growth-9.6%-3.0%−6.6 pts
Median age27.647.0−19.4
Male40.0%57.0%−17.0 pts
Female60.0%43.0%+17.0 pts
Foreign-born5.4%2.6%+2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic60.0%89.2%−29.2 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino38.4%5.1%+33.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other1.6%1.9%−0.3 pts
Median household income$96,417$53,000+$43,417
Per capita income$36,370$39,293−$2,923
Poverty rate5.7%12.8%−7.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3780.457−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%27.4%−7.7 pts
Graduate degree0.6%11.4%−10.8 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%9.4%−5.5 pts
Labor force participation64.7%57.4%+7.3 pts
Median home value$212,500$167,200+$45,300
Median gross rent$1,125$842+$283
Owner-occupied76.8%40.6%+36.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.6%5.5%+8.1 pts
Rent-burdened households9.1%26.7%−17.6 pts
Average commute34.119.1+15.0
Worked from home3.6%2.5%+1.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured21.9%7.6%+14.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025