Atwood vs McDonald

A side-by-side comparison of Atwood and McDonald: population, income, housing, and more.

Atwood and McDonald are places in Kansas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atwood has the higher population (1,388 vs 190 in McDonald). McDonald has the higher median household income ($88,171 vs $66,473 in Atwood). Atwood has the higher median home value ($113,400 vs $23,600 in McDonald).

Population, income & housing

	Atwood	McDonald
Population	1,388	190
Median age	40.9 yrs	69.0 yrs
Median household income	$66,473	$88,171
Median home value	$113,400	$23,600
Median gross rent	$869	—
Housing units	665	137
Homeownership rate	69.9%	85.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.0%	3.3%
Unemployment rate	0.6%	0.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atwood	McDonald
Population	1,109 → 1,388 (+25.2%)	176 → 190 (+8.0%)
Median household income	$53,281 → $66,473 (+24.8%)	$38,750 → $88,171 (+127.5%)
Median home value	$99,300 → $113,400 (+14.2%)	$55,000 → $23,600 (-57.1%)
Median gross rent	$629 → $869 (+38.2%)	—

Atwood

Population

1,1091,388

Median household income

$53,281$66,473

Median home value

$99,300$113,400

Median gross rent

$629$869

McDonald

Population

176190

Median household income

$38,750$88,171

Median home value

$55,000$23,600

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atwood	McDonald
Under 5	7.7%	0.0%
5 to 17	16.8%	2.1%
18 to 24	2.4%	18.9%
25 to 34	12.9%	4.7%
35 to 44	14.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	8.9%	15.3%
55 to 64	13.5%	5.8%
65 to 74	9.9%	47.9%
75 and over	13.6%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atwood	McDonald
White (non-Hispanic)	86.5%	81.1%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.5%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.7%	15.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atwood	McDonald
No high school diploma	3.8%	4.7%
High school graduate	23.6%	30.0%
Some college or associate's	53.5%	62.0%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	0.7%
Graduate or professional degree	4.9%	2.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atwood	McDonald
Drove alone	67.8%	71.8%
Carpooled	14.4%	10.6%
Public transit	0.4%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	1.6%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	16.2%
Other means	3.8%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atwood	McDonald
1-unit, detached	83.2%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	9.6%	46.0%

Poverty & households

	Atwood	McDonald
Poverty rate	11.5%	7.4%
Average household size	2.20	1.74
Mean commute (minutes)	9	12
Median year structure built	1957	1969