Allison Gap vs Atkins

A side-by-side comparison of Allison Gap and Atkins: population, income, housing, and more.

Allison Gap and Atkins are places in Virginia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Atkins has the higher population (1,026 vs 544 in Allison Gap). Atkins has the higher median household income ($46,432 vs $24,052 in Allison Gap). Atkins has the higher median home value ($77,700 vs $69,600 in Allison Gap).

Population, income & housing

	Allison Gap	Atkins
Population	544	1,026
Median age	54.7 yrs	48.4 yrs
Median household income	$24,052	$46,432
Median home value	$69,600	$77,700
Housing units	302	561
Homeownership rate	87.5%	70.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	3.8%	8.9%
Unemployment rate	20.2%	2.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Allison Gap	Atkins
Population	760 → 544 (-28.4%)	750 → 1,026 (+36.8%)
Median household income	$31,000 → $24,052 (-22.4%)	$19,917 → $46,432 (+133.1%)
Median home value	$55,600 → $69,600 (+25.2%)	$66,300 → $77,700 (+17.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$722 → $704 (-2.5%)

Allison Gap

Population

760544

Median household income

$31,000$24,052

Median home value

$55,600$69,600

Atkins

Population

7501,026

Median household income

$19,917$46,432

Median home value

$66,300$77,700

Median gross rent

$722$704

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Allison Gap	Atkins
Under 5	5.5%	1.7%
5 to 17	13.2%	11.8%
18 to 24	0.0%	11.3%
25 to 34	18.0%	10.4%
35 to 44	3.3%	8.8%
45 to 54	12.3%	19.8%
55 to 64	14.3%	8.0%
65 to 74	17.5%	22.1%
75 and over	15.8%	6.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Allison Gap	Atkins
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	81.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	17.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Allison Gap	Atkins
No high school diploma	40.0%	11.8%
High school graduate	50.0%	43.4%
Some college or associate's	6.1%	35.9%
Bachelor's degree	3.8%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	2.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Allison Gap	Atkins
Drove alone	100.0%	82.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	11.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	5.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Allison Gap	Atkins
1-unit, detached	92.7%	63.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	36.9%

Poverty & households

	Allison Gap	Atkins
Poverty rate	39.5%	9.0%
Average household size	2.19	2.08
Mean commute (minutes)	38	14
Median year structure built	1956	1976