COMPARING TWO PLACES
Jefferson vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Jefferson, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jefferson is 100% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $24,940 higher. Lancaster has grown faster since 2000 (-2% vs -25%).
JEFFERSONLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population1158,366−100% vs Lancaster
Population density408,076−8,036
Population growth-25.0%-2.2%−22.8 pts
Median age72.332.2+40.1
Male42.9%48.3%−5.5 pts
Female57.1%51.7%+5.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic100.0%39.7%+60.3 pts
Black0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%40.6%−40.6 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Median household income$38,750$63,690−$24,940
Per capita income$30,457$31,159−$702
Poverty rate57.1%20.3%+36.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3340.443−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%29.4%−29.4 pts
Graduate degree0.0%10.2%−10.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%8.1%−8.1 pts
Labor force participation14.3%68.6%−54.3 pts
Median home value$137,500$219,500−$82,000
Median gross rent$0$1,240−$1,240
Owner-occupied100.0%48.6%+51.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate55.6%4.7%+50.9 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%45.4%−45.4 pts
Average commute19.323.6−4.3
Worked from home0.0%10.3%−10.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured0.0%7.3%−7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025