COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mathis vs Alice
PLACE A
Mathis, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Alice, Texas
Mathis is 75% smaller than Alice. Alice earns more, with a median household income $13,405 higher. Alice has grown faster since 2000 (-6% vs -12%).
MATHISALICEDIFFERENCE
Total population4,31217,550−75% vs Alice
Population density1,3001,463−163
Population growth-12.3%-6.3%−6.0 pts
Median age38.535.4+3.1
Male50.6%48.2%+2.4 pts
Female49.4%51.8%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born6.3%4.6%+1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic18.4%13.2%+5.2 pts
Black0.3%1.2%−0.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino80.0%83.9%−3.9 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other1.3%0.7%+0.6 pts
Median household income$35,271$48,676−$13,405
Per capita income$22,723$26,601−$3,878
Poverty rate29.5%31.4%−1.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4590.488−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%14.1%−5.7 pts
Graduate degree0.6%5.1%−4.5 pts
Unemployment rate10.4%4.1%+6.3 pts
Labor force participation50.2%55.4%−5.2 pts
Median home value$81,500$131,100−$49,600
Median gross rent$830$934−$104
Owner-occupied64.3%57.5%+6.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%13.1%−1.0 pts
Rent-burdened households38.1%56.6%−18.5 pts
Average commute20.023.0−3.0
Worked from home3.6%5.7%−2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.3%21.6%−0.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025