COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jackson County vs Atchison County
PLACE A
Jackson County, Alabama
VS
PLACE B
Atchison County, Missouri
Jackson County is 949% larger than Atchison County. Atchison County earns more, with a median household income $6,842 higher. Jackson County has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -7%).
JACKSON COUNTYATCHISON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population54,2815,175+949% vs Atchison County
Population density509+41
Population growth-1.2%-6.7%+5.5 pts
Median age43.546.7−3.2
Male49.3%50.0%−0.7 pts
Female50.7%50.0%+0.7 pts
Foreign-born1.9%0.8%+1.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%92.6%−4.5 pts
Black3.1%0.2%+2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%2.1%+1.5 pts
Asian0.5%0.4%+0.1 pts
Other4.7%4.7%−0.0 pts
Median household income$51,908$58,750−$6,842
Per capita income$30,130$34,574−$4,444
Poverty rate17.3%11.6%+5.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4520.449Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%22.2%−6.2 pts
Graduate degree6.1%6.7%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate4.5%2.3%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation51.5%62.0%−10.5 pts
Median home value$159,500$106,800+$52,700
Median gross rent$780$631+$149
Owner-occupied75.1%76.8%−1.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.5%16.1%−3.6 pts
Rent-burdened households36.8%21.5%+15.3 pts
Average commute27.320.3+7.1
Worked from home4.7%6.1%−1.4 pts
Public transit to work0.1%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured10.3%11.2%−0.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025