COMPARING TWO PLACES
Dougherty vs Mason City
PLACE A
Dougherty, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Mason City, Illinois
Dougherty is 90% smaller than Mason City. Mason City earns more, with a median household income $8,524 higher.
DOUGHERTYMASON CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population1951,956−90% vs Mason City
Population density5131,931−1,418
Population growth-7.4%-11.4%+3.9 pts
Median age36.349.8−13.5
Male59.8%48.5%+11.3 pts
Female40.2%51.5%−11.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%0.0%Even
White, non-Hispanic59.0%95.5%−36.5 pts
Black4.8%0.8%+4.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other36.1%2.8%+33.3 pts
Median household income$58,000$66,524−$8,524
Per capita income$25,792$34,074−$8,282
Poverty rate20.9%16.7%+4.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.376+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.3%21.1%−12.9 pts
Graduate degree2.8%6.1%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate16.2%4.2%+12.0 pts
Labor force participation58.0%54.7%+3.3 pts
Median home value$94,100$91,100+$3,000
Median gross rent$1,045$767+$278
Owner-occupied65.9%78.3%−12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.0%8.7%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households42.9%48.9%−6.1 pts
Average commute21.932.4−10.5
Worked from home10.2%10.8%−0.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Uninsured7.2%5.4%+1.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025