COMPARING TWO PLACES
Abilene vs Sweetwater
PLACE A
Abilene, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Abilene is 125222% larger than Sweetwater. Abilene earns more, with a median household income $7,440 higher. Sweetwater has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs 7%).
ABILENESWEETWATERDIFFERENCE
Total population131,588105+125222% vs Sweetwater
Population density1,2347+1,227
Population growth6.9%17.2%−10.3 pts
Median age32.839.0−6.2
Male51.4%54.6%−3.3 pts
Female48.6%45.4%+3.3 pts
Foreign-born7.4%0.0%+7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic56.8%95.4%−38.6 pts
Black9.8%0.0%+9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino27.1%4.6%+22.5 pts
Asian2.3%0.0%+2.3 pts
Other4.1%0.0%+4.1 pts
Median household income$62,648$55,208+$7,440
Per capita income$31,321$30,938+$383
Poverty rate16.1%0.0%+16.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4470.265+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%42.9%−15.5 pts
Graduate degree9.6%14.3%−4.7 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%0.0%+3.0 pts
Labor force participation61.5%72.4%−10.8 pts
Median home value$183,700$106,900+$76,800
Median gross rent$1,157$945+$212
Owner-occupied56.1%22.8%+33.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.7%13.6%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households48.6%0.0%+48.6 pts
Average commute15.612.5+3.1
Worked from home8.4%0.0%+8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured15.0%1.9%+13.1 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025