COMPARING TWO PLACES
Tool vs Athens
PLACE A
Tool, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Athens, Pennsylvania
Tool is 24% smaller than Athens. Tool earns more, with a median household income $18,333 higher.
TOOLATHENSDIFFERENCE
Total population2,4273,205−24% vs Athens
Population density6761,827−1,151
Population growth-2.9%-3.0%+0.1 pts
Median age49.647.0+2.6
Male54.3%57.0%−2.7 pts
Female45.7%43.0%+2.7 pts
Foreign-born4.6%2.6%+2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.4%89.2%−0.8 pts
Black0.0%1.3%−1.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.6%5.1%−1.5 pts
Asian3.1%2.5%+0.6 pts
Other4.8%1.9%+3.0 pts
Median household income$71,333$53,000+$18,333
Per capita income$43,181$39,293+$3,888
Poverty rate17.3%12.8%+4.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5140.457+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%27.4%−0.6 pts
Graduate degree6.2%11.4%−5.2 pts
Unemployment rate7.1%9.4%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation57.4%57.4%+0.0 pts
Median home value$213,300$167,200+$46,100
Median gross rent$1,386$842+$544
Owner-occupied81.1%40.6%+40.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate31.9%5.5%+26.4 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%26.7%+14.4 pts
Average commute47.219.1+28.1
Worked from home11.3%2.5%+8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured19.3%7.6%+11.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025