COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jayton vs Abilene
PLACE A
Jayton, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
Jayton is 100% smaller than Abilene. Jayton earns more, with a median household income $10,004 higher. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -4%).
JAYTONABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population453131,588−100% vs Abilene
Population density2671,234−967
Population growth-4.3%6.9%−11.2 pts
Median age57.132.8+24.3
Male52.8%51.4%+1.5 pts
Female47.2%48.6%−1.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic72.7%56.8%+15.9 pts
Black0.7%9.8%−9.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino24.5%27.1%−2.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other2.2%4.1%−1.9 pts
Median household income$72,652$62,648+$10,004
Per capita income$31,973$31,321+$652
Poverty rate13.1%16.1%−3.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3770.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%27.3%−1.1 pts
Graduate degree7.8%9.6%−1.8 pts
Unemployment rate7.7%3.0%+4.7 pts
Labor force participation47.8%61.5%−13.8 pts
Median home value$121,300$183,700−$62,400
Median gross rent$833$1,157−$324
Owner-occupied85.0%56.1%+28.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate26.4%11.7%+14.6 pts
Rent-burdened households17.9%48.6%−30.8 pts
Average commute10.415.6−5.2
Worked from home4.5%8.4%−3.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured4.5%15.0%−10.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025