COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lamar vs Ada
PLACE A
Lamar, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Ada, Kansas
Lamar is 91% larger than Ada. Ada earns more, with a median household income $58,958 higher. Ada has grown faster since 2000 (-14% vs -25%).
LAMARADADIFFERENCE
Total population12867+91% vs Ada
Population density1126−16
Population growth-25.3%-14.0%−11.3 pts
Median age46.539.5+7.0
Male50.0%46.3%+3.7 pts
Female50.0%53.7%−3.7 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.7%100.0%−36.3 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino5.6%0.0%+5.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other30.6%0.0%+30.6 pts
Median household income$46,250$105,208−$58,958
Per capita income$24,535$23,764+$771
Poverty rate25.0%9.0%+16.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.180+0.3
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%2.6%+6.1 pts
Graduate degree1.7%2.6%−0.8 pts
Unemployment rate15.0%0.0%+15.0 pts
Labor force participation45.8%65.9%−20.1 pts
Median home value$85,000$127,100−$42,100
Median gross rent$800––
Owner-occupied90.7%100.0%−9.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%0.0%+28.0 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%0.0%+40.0 pts
Average commute33.523.0+10.5
Worked from home18.4%44.4%−26.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured23.1%10.4%+12.7 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024