Atlanta vs Ethel

A side-by-side comparison of Atlanta and Ethel: population, income, housing, and more.

Atlanta and Ethel are places in Missouri. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atlanta has the higher population (439 vs 70 in Ethel). Since 2019, Ethel's population has grown faster (+141.4% vs -36.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Atlanta	Ethel
Population	439	70
Median age	37.5 yrs	75.3 yrs
Median household income	$56,500	—
Median home value	$94,500	—
Median gross rent	$625	—
Housing units	214	64
Homeownership rate	75.3%	97.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.9%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	5.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlanta	Ethel
Population	696 → 439 (-36.9%)	29 → 70 (+141.4%)
Median household income	$40,156 → $56,500 (+40.7%)	$31,250 → $2,499 (-92.0%)
Median home value	$58,400 → $94,500 (+61.8%)	—
Median gross rent	$554 → $625 (+12.8%)	—

Atlanta

Population

696439

Median household income

$40,156$56,500

Median home value

$58,400$94,500

Median gross rent

$554$625

Ethel

Population

2970

Median household income

$31,250$2,499

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlanta	Ethel
Under 5	10.9%	1.4%
5 to 17	17.3%	10.0%
18 to 24	3.0%	0.0%
25 to 34	12.5%	0.0%
35 to 44	15.3%	10.0%
45 to 54	13.2%	5.7%
55 to 64	18.7%	4.3%
65 to 74	5.0%	17.1%
75 and over	4.1%	51.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlanta	Ethel
White (non-Hispanic)	91.1%	95.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.4%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlanta	Ethel
No high school diploma	7.9%	4.8%
High school graduate	46.7%	72.6%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	6.5%
Bachelor's degree	8.3%	9.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	6.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlanta	Ethel
Drove alone	78.1%	76.5%
Carpooled	9.5%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.4%	23.5%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlanta	Ethel
1-unit, detached	80.8%	96.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.3%	3.1%

Poverty & households

	Atlanta	Ethel
Poverty rate	8.4%	52.9%
Average household size	2.47	1.52
Mean commute (minutes)	35	34
Median year structure built	1961	1961