COMPARING TWO PLACES
Barlow vs Sikeston
PLACE A
Barlow, Oregon
VS
PLACE B
Sikeston, Missouri
Barlow is 99% smaller than Sikeston. Barlow earns more, with a median household income $37,335 higher.
BARLOWSIKESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population13415,983−99% vs Sikeston
Population density2,577932+1,645
Population growth-1.5%-0.2%−1.3 pts
Median age45.538.2+7.3
Male45.7%45.5%+0.2 pts
Female54.3%54.5%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born4.8%1.3%+3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.3%68.2%+25.2 pts
Black0.0%21.3%−21.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.8%2.3%+2.4 pts
Asian1.9%0.2%+1.7 pts
Other0.0%8.0%−8.0 pts
Median household income$96,250$58,915+$37,335
Per capita income$47,897$35,557+$12,340
Poverty rate7.6%14.2%−6.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.495−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher30.4%27.5%+2.9 pts
Graduate degree10.1%11.3%−1.1 pts
Unemployment rate1.7%3.5%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation69.0%57.9%+11.1 pts
Median home value$413,600$168,800+$244,800
Median gross rent$725$891−$166
Owner-occupied97.7%60.5%+37.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.7%−45.7 pts
Average commute20.015.7+4.3
Worked from home22.0%3.7%+18.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured2.9%12.1%−9.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025