COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lamar vs Olive Branch
PLACE A
Lamar, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Olive Branch, Illinois
Lamar is 74% smaller than Olive Branch. Lamar earns more, with a median household income $19,000 higher.
LAMAROLIVE BRANCHDIFFERENCE
Total population128499−74% vs Olive Branch
Population density1153−42
Population growth-25.3%-24.8%−0.5 pts
Median age46.556.2−9.7
Male50.0%39.7%+10.3 pts
Female50.0%60.3%−10.3 pts
Foreign-born1.3%0.0%+1.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic63.7%96.0%−32.2 pts
Black0.0%0.0%Even
Hispanic / Latino5.6%0.0%+5.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other30.6%4.0%+26.6 pts
Median household income$46,250$27,250+$19,000
Per capita income$24,535$33,185−$8,650
Poverty rate25.0%30.1%−5.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4580.502−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher8.7%3.1%+5.6 pts
Graduate degree1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Unemployment rate15.0%0.0%+15.0 pts
Labor force participation45.8%47.8%−2.0 pts
Median home value$85,000$61,500+$23,500
Median gross rent$800$768+$32
Owner-occupied90.7%89.1%+1.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.0%21.1%+6.9 pts
Rent-burdened households40.0%16.7%+23.3 pts
Average commute33.528.6+4.9
Worked from home18.4%0.0%+18.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured23.1%20.2%+2.9 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024