COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cookson vs Sallisaw
PLACE A
Cookson, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Cookson is 90% smaller than Sallisaw. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
COOKSONSALLISAWDIFFERENCE
Total population9218,790−90% vs Sallisaw
Population density72634−563
Population growth–-4.2%–
Median age57.335.8+21.5
Male46.8%48.5%−1.7 pts
Female53.2%51.5%+1.7 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic73.8%57.2%+16.7 pts
Black0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other26.2%35.1%−8.9 pts
Median household income$49,983$48,036+$1,947
Per capita income$33,393$24,166+$9,227
Poverty rate6.6%29.5%−22.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3580.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%14.4%+23.5 pts
Graduate degree20.5%4.7%+15.8 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation47.9%53.0%−5.1 pts
Median home value$110,700$134,100−$23,400
Median gross rent$830$826+$4
Owner-occupied94.9%53.9%+41.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.8%10.2%+25.6 pts
Rent-burdened households38.5%41.1%−2.6 pts
Average commute37.019.0+18.0
Worked from home12.6%5.0%+7.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured4.7%16.6%−11.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024