COMPARING TWO PLACES
Haxtun vs Sterling
PLACE A
Haxtun, Colorado
VS
PLACE B
Sterling, Oklahoma
Haxtun is 41% larger than Sterling. Sterling earns more, with a median household income $4,606 higher. Haxtun has grown faster since 2000 (4% vs -16%).
HAXTUNSTERLINGDIFFERENCE
Total population951674+41% vs Sterling
Population density1,598820+778
Population growth3.7%-15.8%+19.5 pts
Median age44.940.2+4.7
Male44.9%45.1%−0.3 pts
Female55.1%54.9%+0.3 pts
Foreign-born4.4%0.5%+3.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic84.9%88.0%−3.1 pts
Black0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.0%3.2%+9.8 pts
Asian0.6%0.0%+0.6 pts
Other1.5%5.2%−3.7 pts
Median household income$63,375$67,981−$4,606
Per capita income$35,602$36,630−$1,028
Poverty rate29.8%14.0%+15.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4870.476+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher26.2%11.9%+14.3 pts
Graduate degree7.3%4.2%+3.1 pts
Unemployment rate2.0%0.0%+2.0 pts
Labor force participation63.2%41.9%+21.4 pts
Median home value$233,300$131,900+$101,400
Median gross rent$575$604−$29
Owner-occupied77.0%74.1%+2.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.0%10.4%−3.4 pts
Rent-burdened households66.3%57.7%+8.6 pts
Average commute15.927.2−11.3
Worked from home10.1%2.4%+7.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.2%10.1%−1.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025