COMPARING TWO PLACES
Goodlow vs Athens
PLACE A
Goodlow, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
Goodlow is 95% smaller than Athens. Athens earns more, with a median household income $9,058 higher. Athens has grown faster since 2000 (-3% vs -11%).
GOODLOWATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population1723,205−95% vs Athens
Population density1681,827−1,659
Population growth-11.0%-3.0%−8.0 pts
Median age56.247.0+9.2
Male44.1%57.0%−12.9 pts
Female55.9%43.0%+12.9 pts
Foreign-born5.2%2.6%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic4.3%89.2%−85.0 pts
Black74.4%1.3%+73.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.1%5.1%+11.0 pts
Asian0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Other5.2%1.9%+3.4 pts
Median household income$43,942$53,000−$9,058
Per capita income$22,612$39,293−$16,681
Poverty rate25.6%12.8%+12.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4170.457−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%27.4%−16.6 pts
Graduate degree1.8%11.4%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Labor force participation41.6%57.4%−15.8 pts
Median home value$76,900$167,200−$90,300
Median gross rent$850$842+$8
Owner-occupied86.1%40.6%+45.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.8%5.5%+14.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.9%26.7%+16.2 pts
Average commute29.919.1+10.8
Worked from home0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured15.6%7.6%+8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025