COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oklahoma vs New Mexico
PLACE A
Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
New Mexico
Oklahoma is 90% larger than New Mexico. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
OKLAHOMANEW MEXICODIFFERENCE
Total population4,028,6342,120,246+90% vs New Mexico
Population density5917+41
Population growth5.5%2.8%+2.7 pts
Median age37.039.4−2.4
Male49.8%49.7%+0.1 pts
Female50.2%50.3%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born6.4%9.4%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic62.1%36.0%+26.2 pts
Black6.8%1.8%+4.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino12.7%48.4%−35.7 pts
Asian2.4%1.6%+0.7 pts
Other16.1%12.2%+3.9 pts
Median household income$65,039$64,059+$980
Per capita income$35,624$36,218−$594
Poverty rate15.3%17.8%−2.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4670.477−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%31.0%−2.6 pts
Graduate degree9.9%13.9%−4.0 pts
Unemployment rate5.0%6.0%−1.0 pts
Labor force participation61.2%57.8%+3.5 pts
Median home value$199,800$248,100−$48,300
Median gross rent$1,014$1,067−$53
Owner-occupied65.8%70.0%−4.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate12.0%12.5%−0.5 pts
Rent-burdened households41.7%45.0%−3.3 pts
Average commute22.423.5−1.1
Worked from home9.4%12.2%−2.8 pts
Public transit to work0.3%0.6%−0.3 pts
Uninsured12.9%9.6%+3.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024