COMPARING TWO PLACES
Asher vs Shawnee
PLACE A
Asher, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Asher is 99% smaller than Shawnee. Asher earns more, with a median household income $55,018 higher. Shawnee has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
ASHERSHAWNEEDIFFERENCE
Total population37432,474−99% vs Shawnee
Population density487841−354
Population growth-5.9%5.1%−10.9 pts
Median age55.134.6+20.5
Male58.9%47.9%+11.0 pts
Female41.1%52.1%−11.0 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.1%67.8%+5.2 pts
Black1.6%3.9%−2.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.1%6.8%−5.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other24.2%20.3%+3.9 pts
Median household income$110,833$55,815+$55,018
Per capita income$42,573$27,750+$14,823
Poverty rate22.1%20.8%+1.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3190.452−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher5.5%24.6%−19.1 pts
Graduate degree0.6%8.1%−7.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Labor force participation28.8%56.2%−27.4 pts
Median home value$157,100$160,100−$3,000
Median gross rent$894$936−$42
Owner-occupied82.4%58.3%+24.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.2%14.0%−4.7 pts
Rent-burdened households42.1%40.3%+1.8 pts
Average commute35.320.2+15.1
Worked from home16.5%7.0%+9.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.2%12.6%+3.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025