COMPARING TWO PLACES
Panhandle vs Canyon
PLACE A
Panhandle, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Canyon, Texas
Panhandle is 86% smaller than Canyon. Panhandle earns more, with a median household income $16,098 higher. Canyon has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs -3%).
PANHANDLECANYONDIFFERENCE
Total population2,28816,518−86% vs Canyon
Population density1,0772,045−968
Population growth-3.0%11.5%−14.5 pts
Median age48.228.7+19.5
Male51.5%50.1%+1.4 pts
Female48.5%49.9%−1.4 pts
Foreign-born3.8%4.5%−0.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.1%74.7%+6.4 pts
Black1.1%3.1%−2.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.9%19.5%−6.7 pts
Asian0.3%0.9%−0.6 pts
Other4.6%1.8%+2.8 pts
Median household income$85,870$69,772+$16,098
Per capita income$46,444$31,182+$15,262
Poverty rate5.8%13.1%−7.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.414Even
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%44.7%−11.6 pts
Graduate degree15.2%15.8%−0.6 pts
Unemployment rate0.2%3.1%−2.9 pts
Labor force participation70.2%63.1%+7.2 pts
Median home value$161,000$240,300−$79,300
Median gross rent$1,038$984+$54
Owner-occupied77.1%54.1%+23.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate10.4%8.1%+2.3 pts
Rent-burdened households26.1%45.5%−19.3 pts
Average commute20.522.7−2.2
Worked from home9.2%6.2%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured9.3%10.7%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025