COMPARING TWO PLACES
Long vs Sallisaw
PLACE A
Long, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Long is 95% smaller than Sallisaw. Long earns more, with a median household income $7,277 higher. Long has grown faster since 2000 (10% vs -4%).
LONGSALLISAWDIFFERENCE
Total population4508,790−95% vs Sallisaw
Population density59634−575
Population growth10.3%-4.2%+14.4 pts
Median age30.835.8−5.0
Male56.9%48.5%+8.4 pts
Female43.1%51.5%−8.4 pts
Foreign-born0.0%1.7%−1.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic82.9%57.2%+25.7 pts
Black0.0%1.6%−1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%6.0%−6.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other17.1%35.1%−17.9 pts
Median household income$55,313$48,036+$7,277
Per capita income$21,586$24,166−$2,580
Poverty rate14.0%29.5%−15.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3600.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher12.2%14.4%−2.2 pts
Graduate degree6.1%4.7%+1.4 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation68.2%53.0%+15.2 pts
Median home value$214,000$134,100+$79,900
Median gross rent$850$826+$24
Owner-occupied76.4%53.9%+22.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%10.2%+5.4 pts
Rent-burdened households21.2%41.1%−19.9 pts
Average commute34.119.0+15.1
Worked from home4.5%5.0%−0.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured7.1%16.6%−9.5 pts
Population, 2000 – 2024