COMPARING TWO PLACES
O'Brien vs Abilene
PLACE A
O'Brien, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
O'Brien is 100% smaller than Abilene. Abilene earns more, with a median household income $16,898 higher. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -14%).
O'BRIENABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population91131,588−100% vs Abilene
Population density1811,234−1,053
Population growth-14.2%6.9%−21.1 pts
Median age24.332.8−8.5
Male54.6%51.4%+3.2 pts
Female45.4%48.6%−3.2 pts
Foreign-born5.4%7.4%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic17.7%56.8%−39.1 pts
Black0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino82.3%27.1%+55.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Median household income$45,750$62,648−$16,898
Per capita income$9,928$31,321−$21,393
Poverty rate72.3%16.1%+56.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.447−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%27.3%−19.0 pts
Graduate degree0.0%9.6%−9.6 pts
Unemployment rate51.0%3.0%+48.0 pts
Labor force participation52.6%61.5%−9.0 pts
Median home value$33,300$183,700−$150,400
Median gross rent$925$1,157−$232
Owner-occupied80.0%56.1%+23.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.6%11.7%+16.8 pts
Rent-burdened households57.1%48.6%+8.5 pts
Average commute14.415.6−1.2
Worked from home0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured6.9%15.0%−8.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025