COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ames vs El Reno
PLACE A
Ames, Texas
VS
PLACE B
El Reno, Oklahoma
Ames is 94% smaller than El Reno. El Reno earns more, with a median household income $20,031 higher. El Reno has grown faster since 2000 (1% vs -7%).
AMESEL RENODIFFERENCE
Total population1,28220,730−94% vs El Reno
Population density388260+128
Population growth-6.6%1.4%−8.0 pts
Median age39.934.8+5.1
Male42.0%53.0%−11.0 pts
Female58.0%47.0%+11.0 pts
Foreign-born1.7%7.3%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%59.5%−59.2 pts
Black82.4%6.6%+75.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%22.2%−12.4 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other7.4%11.2%−3.8 pts
Median household income$36,188$56,219−$20,031
Per capita income$22,169$26,318−$4,149
Poverty rate25.4%19.3%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4850.458+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%16.3%−7.3 pts
Graduate degree6.2%4.3%+1.9 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%6.1%+1.3 pts
Labor force participation56.4%56.3%+0.1 pts
Median home value$203,600$165,900+$37,700
Median gross rent$741$968−$227
Owner-occupied62.4%60.2%+2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%9.8%+1.2 pts
Rent-burdened households60.7%51.1%+9.6 pts
Average commute24.522.1+2.4
Worked from home2.8%6.4%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured30.7%17.0%+13.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025