COMPARING TWO PLACES
Love County vs Carter County
PLACE A
Love County, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Carter County, Missouri
Love County is 99% larger than Carter County. Love County earns more, with a median household income $16,580 higher. Love County has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -17%).
LOVE COUNTYCARTER COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population10,7805,418+99% vs Carter County
Population density2111+10
Population growth7.7%-17.0%+24.6 pts
Median age39.138.9+0.2
Male50.4%47.8%+2.6 pts
Female49.6%52.2%−2.6 pts
Foreign-born6.5%1.5%+5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.5%92.6%−25.1 pts
Black2.0%0.4%+1.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino18.2%2.3%+15.9 pts
Asian0.8%0.0%+0.7 pts
Other11.5%4.7%+6.8 pts
Median household income$66,580$50,000+$16,580
Per capita income$32,216$27,032+$5,184
Poverty rate15.0%20.8%−5.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4390.444Even
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%10.1%+6.6 pts
Graduate degree3.8%3.3%+0.5 pts
Unemployment rate5.2%3.8%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation60.0%56.0%+4.0 pts
Median home value$171,000$159,400+$11,600
Median gross rent$939$656+$283
Owner-occupied73.0%60.7%+12.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.6%23.8%−6.2 pts
Rent-burdened households25.6%38.7%−13.1 pts
Average commute23.424.8−1.4
Worked from home4.5%11.4%−7.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured13.2%14.6%−1.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025