COMPARING TWO PLACES
Latta vs Shawnee
PLACE A
Latta, South Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Shawnee, Oklahoma
Latta is 96% smaller than Shawnee. Shawnee earns more, with a median household income $7,830 higher. Shawnee has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -6%).
LATTASHAWNEEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,23532,474−96% vs Shawnee
Population density1,127841+286
Population growth-6.0%5.1%−11.1 pts
Median age36.834.6+2.2
Male48.1%47.9%+0.2 pts
Female51.9%52.1%−0.2 pts
Foreign-born0.5%2.5%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic51.7%67.8%−16.1 pts
Black39.3%3.9%+35.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.1%6.8%−6.7 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other8.9%20.3%−11.4 pts
Median household income$47,985$55,815−$7,830
Per capita income$26,213$27,750−$1,537
Poverty rate22.4%20.8%+1.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.452+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%24.6%+3.2 pts
Graduate degree11.4%8.1%+3.3 pts
Unemployment rate13.4%6.0%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation60.2%56.2%+4.0 pts
Median home value$108,500$160,100−$51,600
Median gross rent$672$936−$264
Owner-occupied62.0%58.3%+3.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate11.8%14.0%−2.1 pts
Rent-burdened households24.6%40.3%−15.7 pts
Average commute22.020.2+1.8
Worked from home5.5%7.0%−1.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured21.7%12.6%+9.1 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025