COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ames vs Enid
PLACE A
Ames, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Enid, Oklahoma
Ames is 97% smaller than Enid. Enid earns more, with a median household income $25,937 higher. Enid has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -7%).
AMESENIDDIFFERENCE
Total population1,28250,297−97% vs Enid
Population density388680−292
Population growth-6.6%3.9%−10.5 pts
Median age39.935.2+4.7
Male42.0%50.0%−8.0 pts
Female58.0%50.0%+8.0 pts
Foreign-born1.7%7.0%−5.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.4%67.4%−67.1 pts
Black82.4%2.6%+79.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino9.8%16.5%−6.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Other7.4%11.9%−4.5 pts
Median household income$36,188$62,125−$25,937
Per capita income$22,169$31,366−$9,197
Poverty rate25.4%13.7%+11.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4850.421+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%23.1%−14.1 pts
Graduate degree6.2%6.3%−0.1 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%5.3%+2.1 pts
Labor force participation56.4%64.8%−8.4 pts
Median home value$203,600$154,900+$48,700
Median gross rent$741$914−$173
Owner-occupied62.4%61.3%+1.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.1%14.6%−3.5 pts
Rent-burdened households60.7%40.4%+20.3 pts
Average commute24.516.5+8.0
Worked from home2.8%3.7%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured30.7%13.5%+17.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025