COMPARING TWO PLACES
Bernice vs Ruston
PLACE A
Bernice, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Ruston, Washington
Bernice is 59% smaller than Ruston. Ruston earns more, with a median household income $75,498 higher. Ruston has grown faster since 2000 (41% vs -25%).
BERNICERUSTONDIFFERENCE
Total population4341,052−59% vs Ruston
Population density5324,109−3,578
Population growth-24.9%40.9%−65.8 pts
Median age57.844.5+13.3
Male47.2%46.9%+0.3 pts
Female52.8%53.1%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born2.0%10.2%−8.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.3%69.7%+5.5 pts
Black0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.3%6.7%−4.5 pts
Asian1.0%9.4%−8.4 pts
Other21.5%12.5%+8.9 pts
Median household income$40,833$116,331−$75,498
Per capita income$24,527$75,674−$51,147
Poverty rate26.2%7.1%+19.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4270.407+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%61.5%−48.8 pts
Graduate degree5.6%23.4%−17.9 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%1.7%+2.5 pts
Labor force participation42.3%61.3%−19.0 pts
Median home value$116,700$912,700−$796,000
Median gross rent$742$2,598−$1,856
Owner-occupied89.2%68.8%+20.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate41.0%5.8%+35.2 pts
Rent-burdened households65.0%17.1%+47.9 pts
Average commute23.634.2−10.6
Worked from home4.6%21.6%−17.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.4%1.3%+15.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025