COMPARING TWO PLACES
Texas vs Oklahoma
PLACE A
Texas
VS
PLACE B
Oklahoma
Texas is 649% larger than Oklahoma. Texas earns more, with a median household income $13,437 higher. Texas has grown faster since 2000 (16% vs 6%).
TEXASOKLAHOMADIFFERENCE
Total population30,188,4244,028,634+649% vs Oklahoma
Population density11659+57
Population growth15.9%5.5%+10.4 pts
Median age35.637.0−1.4
Male49.9%49.8%+0.1 pts
Female50.1%50.2%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born17.6%6.4%+11.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic39.1%62.1%−23.0 pts
Black11.9%6.8%+5.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.7%12.7%+27.0 pts
Asian5.5%2.4%+3.1 pts
Other3.8%16.1%−12.3 pts
Median household income$78,476$65,039+$13,437
Per capita income$40,752$35,624+$5,128
Poverty rate13.8%15.3%−1.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4780.467+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher33.8%28.3%+5.5 pts
Graduate degree12.3%9.9%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.3%5.0%+0.3 pts
Labor force participation65.3%61.2%+4.0 pts
Median home value$283,800$199,800+$84,000
Median gross rent$1,403$1,014+$389
Owner-occupied62.6%65.8%−3.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%12.0%−2.6 pts
Rent-burdened households48.5%41.7%+6.8 pts
Average commute26.722.4+4.3
Worked from home14.4%9.4%+5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.9%0.3%+0.6 pts
Uninsured17.1%12.9%+4.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024