COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lamont vs Ponca City
PLACE A
Lamont, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Ponca City, Oklahoma
Lamont is 99% smaller than Ponca City. Lamont earns more, with a median household income $22,809 higher. Ponca City has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -28%).
LAMONTPONCA CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population29324,225−99% vs Ponca City
Population density8641,318−454
Population growth-27.8%-3.8%−24.0 pts
Median age32.037.1−5.1
Male49.7%49.7%Even
Female50.3%50.3%Even
Foreign-born0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic93.8%67.8%+26.0 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino1.3%10.4%−9.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other4.9%18.3%−13.4 pts
Median household income$78,750$55,941+$22,809
Per capita income$25,650$29,992−$4,342
Poverty rate13.3%17.9%−4.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3190.459−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%20.6%−12.4 pts
Graduate degree4.3%6.6%−2.3 pts
Unemployment rate10.3%6.9%+3.3 pts
Labor force participation73.7%59.9%+13.8 pts
Median home value$62,700$135,800−$73,100
Median gross rent$950$850+$100
Owner-occupied69.8%62.5%+7.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate42.7%18.2%+24.5 pts
Rent-burdened households37.5%37.4%+0.1 pts
Average commute26.315.7+10.6
Worked from home7.4%3.4%+4.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.8%11.9%−3.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025