Atkinson vs Watha

A side-by-side comparison of Atkinson and Watha: population, income, housing, and more.

Atkinson and Watha are places in North Carolina. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atkinson has the higher population (487 vs 244 in Watha). Atkinson has the higher median household income ($60,000 vs $36,042 in Watha). Atkinson has the higher median home value ($135,900 vs $100,000 in Watha).

Population, income & housing

	Atkinson	Watha
Population	487	244
Median age	33.8 yrs	34.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,000	$36,042
Median home value	$135,900	$100,000
Median gross rent	$1,688	$683
Housing units	186	93
Homeownership rate	88.0%	84.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.6%	10.2%
Unemployment rate	1.4%	20.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atkinson	Watha
Population	392 → 487 (+24.2%)	185 → 244 (+31.9%)
Median household income	$40,625 → $60,000 (+47.7%)	$33,125 → $36,042 (+8.8%)
Median home value	$92,200 → $135,900 (+47.4%)	$115,600 → $100,000 (-13.5%)
Median gross rent	$886 → $1,688 (+90.5%)	$568 → $683 (+20.2%)

Atkinson

Population

392487

Median household income

$40,625$60,000

Median home value

$92,200$135,900

Median gross rent

$886$1,688

Watha

Population

185244

Median household income

$33,125$36,042

Median home value

$115,600$100,000

Median gross rent

$568$683

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atkinson	Watha
Under 5	13.3%	5.3%
5 to 17	20.7%	14.8%
18 to 24	5.7%	7.4%
25 to 34	12.9%	23.8%
35 to 44	11.5%	7.8%
45 to 54	8.4%	4.9%
55 to 64	14.8%	16.4%
65 to 74	7.4%	16.0%
75 and over	5.1%	3.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atkinson	Watha
White (non-Hispanic)	60.2%	79.5%
Black or African American	5.1%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.3%	7.4%
Hispanic or Latino	29.4%	12.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atkinson	Watha
No high school diploma	3.1%	21.5%
High school graduate	41.3%	36.2%
Some college or associate's	44.0%	32.2%
Bachelor's degree	7.2%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	4.4%	1.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atkinson	Watha
Drove alone	96.0%	73.3%
Carpooled	1.5%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	2.5%	18.7%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atkinson	Watha
1-unit, detached	79.6%	68.8%
1-unit, attached	0.5%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.1%	31.2%

Poverty & households

	Atkinson	Watha
Poverty rate	12.3%	20.1%
Average household size	2.93	2.87
Mean commute (minutes)	33	30
Median year structure built	1957	1980