COMPARING TWO PLACES
Blackwell vs Ponca City
PLACE A
Blackwell, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Blackwell is 99% smaller than Ponca City. Blackwell earns more, with a median household income $18,278 higher. Ponca City has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -17%).
BLACKWELLPONCA CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population25124,225−99% vs Ponca City
Population density4251,318−894
Population growth-17.0%-3.8%−13.2 pts
Median age45.637.1+8.5
Male54.5%49.7%+4.8 pts
Female45.5%50.3%−4.8 pts
Foreign-born6.2%3.5%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic79.1%67.8%+11.3 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.0%10.4%+7.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other2.8%18.3%−15.4 pts
Median household income$74,219$55,941+$18,278
Per capita income$47,007$29,992+$17,015
Poverty rate1.9%17.9%−16.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3850.459−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher47.2%20.6%+26.7 pts
Graduate degree20.9%6.6%+14.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%6.9%−6.9 pts
Labor force participation59.5%59.9%−0.4 pts
Median home value$82,100$135,800−$53,700
Median gross rent$806$850−$44
Owner-occupied70.9%62.5%+8.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%18.2%−2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households3.3%37.4%−34.1 pts
Average commute36.715.7+21.0
Worked from home4.4%3.4%+1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured6.6%11.9%−5.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025