COMPARING TWO PLACES
Preston vs Atchison
PLACE A
Preston, Minnesota
VS
PLACE B
Atchison, Kansas
Preston is 88% smaller than Atchison. Preston earns more, with a median household income $9,510 higher.
PRESTONATCHISONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,31810,789−88% vs Atchison
Population density5351,346−811
Population growth-0.2%-1.2%+1.0 pts
Median age39.829.1+10.7
Male52.2%47.0%+5.2 pts
Female47.8%53.0%−5.2 pts
Foreign-born0.3%2.8%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic95.4%82.9%+12.6 pts
Black0.6%5.3%−4.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%5.0%−2.7 pts
Asian0.3%0.4%−0.2 pts
Other1.4%6.4%−5.0 pts
Median household income$63,984$54,474+$9,510
Per capita income$37,375$26,812+$10,563
Poverty rate8.9%15.8%−7.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4180.454−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%26.8%+0.2 pts
Graduate degree8.3%10.5%−2.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.4%5.3%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation67.2%61.9%+5.3 pts
Median home value$185,900$129,700+$56,200
Median gross rent$769$737+$32
Owner-occupied73.6%60.5%+13.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.4%16.6%−9.2 pts
Rent-burdened households18.2%43.3%−25.0 pts
Average commute23.817.8+6.1
Worked from home11.7%8.6%+3.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%9.4%−2.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025