COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cameron vs Poteau
PLACE A
Cameron, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Poteau, Oklahoma
Cameron is 96% smaller than Poteau. Cameron earns more, with a median household income $24,375 higher. Poteau has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -11%).
CAMERONPOTEAUDIFFERENCE
Total population3679,171−96% vs Poteau
Population density117345−227
Population growth-11.3%3.4%−14.7 pts
Median age48.236.0+12.2
Male41.7%47.9%−6.2 pts
Female58.3%52.1%+6.2 pts
Foreign-born1.6%8.0%−6.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.7%65.3%+20.5 pts
Black9.6%1.3%+8.3 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.4%15.2%−13.8 pts
Asian1.2%1.1%+0.0 pts
Other2.1%17.2%−15.1 pts
Median household income$74,886$50,511+$24,375
Per capita income$35,444$24,228+$11,216
Poverty rate15.7%19.8%−4.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4560.434+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%16.4%+10.4 pts
Graduate degree8.1%5.5%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%6.1%+4.3 pts
Labor force participation64.6%50.7%+13.9 pts
Median home value$215,800$157,400+$58,400
Median gross rent$1,034$853+$181
Owner-occupied85.2%62.3%+22.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate13.3%11.4%+2.0 pts
Rent-burdened households24.0%48.8%−24.8 pts
Average commute16.421.4−5.0
Worked from home24.9%4.4%+20.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.4%16.4%−15.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025