COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ferris vs Red Oak
PLACE A
Ferris, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Red Oak, Oklahoma
Ferris is 702% larger than Red Oak. Ferris earns more, with a median household income $54,259 higher. Ferris has grown faster since 2000 (14% vs -2%).
FERRISRED OAKDIFFERENCE
Total population4,291535+702% vs Red Oak
Population density926457+468
Population growth14.4%-2.2%+16.6 pts
Median age29.337.3−8.0
Male48.8%50.8%−2.1 pts
Female51.2%49.2%+2.1 pts
Foreign-born10.6%0.0%+10.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic16.0%66.2%−50.3 pts
Black27.7%0.0%+27.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino53.8%5.8%+48.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.6%28.0%−25.4 pts
Median household income$89,722$35,463+$54,259
Per capita income$26,829$18,742+$8,087
Poverty rate7.7%29.1%−21.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3040.473−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%9.9%+10.4 pts
Graduate degree5.6%3.0%+2.6 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%4.3%−0.8 pts
Labor force participation70.6%36.8%+33.9 pts
Median home value$261,800$71,300+$190,500
Median gross rent$1,295$713+$582
Owner-occupied68.7%69.4%−0.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.6%16.0%−4.3 pts
Rent-burdened households34.4%33.3%+1.1 pts
Average commute32.225.5+6.7
Worked from home11.9%2.3%+9.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.3%13.7%+6.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025