COMPARING TWO PLACES
Early vs Spencer
PLACE A
Early, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Spencer, Oklahoma
Early is 19% smaller than Spencer. Early earns more, with a median household income $7,485 higher. Early has grown faster since 2000 (12% vs 2%).
EARLYSPENCERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,1173,857−19% vs Spencer
Population density837717+120
Population growth11.8%1.7%+10.1 pts
Median age36.544.2−7.7
Male52.4%45.6%+6.8 pts
Female47.6%54.4%−6.8 pts
Foreign-born3.5%6.7%−3.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.5%29.0%+46.5 pts
Black1.8%44.5%−42.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%16.2%+2.0 pts
Asian1.0%1.2%−0.1 pts
Other3.4%9.1%−5.7 pts
Median household income$67,346$59,861+$7,485
Per capita income$34,671$29,379+$5,292
Poverty rate10.6%15.1%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3830.379Even
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%26.0%+2.3 pts
Graduate degree7.3%9.5%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate7.6%8.7%−1.1 pts
Labor force participation70.3%61.8%+8.5 pts
Median home value$179,800$157,000+$22,800
Median gross rent$1,227$940+$287
Owner-occupied71.4%63.3%+8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.6%9.4%+0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households35.8%21.3%+14.6 pts
Average commute17.925.8−7.9
Worked from home9.3%16.1%−6.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.2%7.8%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025