Atlanta vs McLeod

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

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

Atlanta has the higher population (5,434 vs 475 in McLeod). Atlanta has the higher median home value ($165,300 vs $140,300 in McLeod). Since 2019, McLeod's population has grown faster (+37.3% vs -1.1%).

Population, income & housing

	Atlanta	McLeod
Population	5,434	475
Median age	39.7 yrs	20.1 yrs
Median household income	$62,675	—
Median home value	$165,300	$140,300
Median gross rent	$836	$730
Housing units	2,464	134
Homeownership rate	66.7%	43.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.4%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	1.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Atlanta	McLeod
Population	5,495 → 5,434 (-1.1%)	346 → 475 (+37.3%)
Median household income	$42,286 → $62,675 (+48.2%)	$17,857 → $16,204 (-9.3%)
Median home value	$87,700 → $165,300 (+88.5%)	$86,300 → $140,300 (+62.6%)
Median gross rent	$724 → $836 (+15.5%)	$1,056 → $730 (-30.9%)

Atlanta

Population

5,4955,434

Median household income

$42,286$62,675

Median home value

$87,700$165,300

Median gross rent

$724$836

McLeod

Population

346475

Median household income

$17,857$16,204

Median home value

$86,300$140,300

Median gross rent

$1,056$730

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Atlanta	McLeod
Under 5	4.6%	13.7%
5 to 17	16.5%	26.5%
18 to 24	6.1%	12.6%
25 to 34	19.5%	14.3%
35 to 44	5.0%	10.3%
45 to 54	17.3%	7.4%
55 to 64	12.3%	7.4%
65 to 74	7.6%	4.2%
75 and over	11.1%	3.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Atlanta	McLeod
White (non-Hispanic)	54.9%	83.2%
Black or African American	27.8%	2.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	3.0%	1.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.8%	8.0%
Hispanic or Latino	12.6%	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Atlanta	McLeod
No high school diploma	13.9%	10.7%
High school graduate	31.4%	60.3%
Some college or associate's	33.3%	16.1%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	6.7%
Graduate or professional degree	7.2%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Atlanta	McLeod
Drove alone	80.4%	86.1%
Carpooled	8.6%	10.2%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.5%	3.7%
Other means	0.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Atlanta	McLeod
1-unit, detached	76.8%	35.8%
1-unit, attached	1.5%	1.5%
2 to 4 units	14.9%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	1.5%
20 or more units	2.0%	1.5%
Mobile home & other	4.8%	59.7%

Poverty & households

	Atlanta	McLeod
Poverty rate	23.7%	58.4%
Average household size	2.38	3.74
Mean commute (minutes)	27	32
Median year structure built	1975	1990