COMPARING TWO PLACES
Novice vs Abilene
PLACE A
Novice, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
Novice is 100% smaller than Abilene. Novice earns more, with a median household income $7,977 higher. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -12%).
NOVICEABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population122131,588−100% vs Abilene
Population density2541,234−980
Population growth-12.2%6.9%−19.2 pts
Median age41.232.8+8.4
Male48.5%51.4%−2.9 pts
Female51.5%48.6%+2.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.2%56.8%+21.5 pts
Black0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.8%27.1%−8.3 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other3.0%4.1%−1.1 pts
Median household income$70,625$62,648+$7,977
Per capita income$28,176$31,321−$3,145
Poverty rate18.8%16.1%+2.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3880.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%27.3%−19.2 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.6%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation48.9%61.5%−12.7 pts
Median home value$29,600$183,700−$154,100
Median gross rent$329$1,157−$828
Owner-occupied86.2%56.1%+30.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.7%11.7%+11.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%48.6%−48.6 pts
Average commute34.115.6+18.5
Worked from home32.6%8.4%+24.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured44.6%15.0%+29.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025