COMPARING TWO PLACES
Howe vs Sallisaw
PLACE A
Howe, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Howe is 58% smaller than Sallisaw. Howe earns more, with a median household income $3,072 higher. Howe has grown faster since 2000 (37% vs -4%).
HOWESALLISAWDIFFERENCE
Total population3,6868,790−58% vs Sallisaw
Population density739634+105
Population growth37.3%-4.2%+41.5 pts
Median age29.635.8−6.2
Male46.4%48.5%−2.0 pts
Female53.6%51.5%+2.0 pts
Foreign-born16.8%1.7%+15.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic47.6%57.2%−9.6 pts
Black9.4%1.6%+7.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino39.6%6.0%+33.6 pts
Asian0.2%0.2%+0.0 pts
Other3.3%35.1%−31.8 pts
Median household income$51,108$48,036+$3,072
Per capita income$22,443$24,166−$1,723
Poverty rate24.3%29.5%−5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4370.451−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%14.4%−3.5 pts
Graduate degree1.5%4.7%−3.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%4.8%−1.9 pts
Labor force participation75.1%53.0%+22.1 pts
Median home value$201,300$134,100+$67,200
Median gross rent$1,217$826+$391
Owner-occupied60.9%53.9%+7.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate19.1%10.2%+8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households62.3%41.1%+21.2 pts
Average commute25.219.0+6.2
Worked from home8.4%5.0%+3.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured40.8%16.6%+24.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025