COMPARING TWO PLACES
Fruitvale vs Athens
PLACE A
Fruitvale, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
Fruitvale is 84% smaller than Athens. Athens earns more, with a median household income $2,286 higher. Fruitvale has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -3%).
FRUITVALEATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population5183,205−84% vs Athens
Population density2731,827−1,554
Population growth16.7%-3.0%+19.6 pts
Median age53.347.0+6.3
Male50.3%57.0%−6.8 pts
Female49.7%43.0%+6.8 pts
Foreign-born1.8%2.6%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.8%89.2%−10.5 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino15.7%5.1%+10.5 pts
Asian0.5%2.5%−2.0 pts
Other5.1%1.9%+3.2 pts
Median household income$50,714$53,000−$2,286
Per capita income$84,399$39,293+$45,106
Poverty rate9.8%12.8%−2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.6950.457+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher8.9%27.4%−18.4 pts
Graduate degree0.7%11.4%−10.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.1%9.4%−7.3 pts
Labor force participation56.2%57.4%−1.2 pts
Median home value$189,100$167,200+$21,900
Median gross rent$420$842−$422
Owner-occupied75.3%40.6%+34.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.7%5.5%+21.2 pts
Rent-burdened households22.4%26.7%−4.2 pts
Average commute34.119.1+15.1
Worked from home4.5%2.5%+2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured8.8%7.6%+1.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025