COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mead vs Chalco
PLACE A
Mead, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Chalco, Nebraska
Mead is 98% smaller than Chalco. Chalco earns more, with a median household income $14,518 higher. Mead has grown faster since 2000 (86% vs 1%).
MEADCHALCODIFFERENCE
Total population24810,595−98% vs Chalco
Population density7753,942−3,167
Population growth86.1%0.6%+85.4 pts
Median age41.934.4+7.5
Male43.3%51.8%−8.5 pts
Female56.7%48.2%+8.5 pts
Foreign-born0.3%4.0%−3.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.8%84.3%−28.4 pts
Black1.2%0.5%+0.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%9.6%−3.5 pts
Asian0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Other36.5%4.6%+31.9 pts
Median household income$71,154$85,672−$14,518
Per capita income$27,070$42,617−$15,547
Poverty rate17.8%4.8%+13.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2900.346−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%37.0%−27.7 pts
Graduate degree1.7%9.1%−7.4 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%1.4%+7.0 pts
Labor force participation54.3%80.2%−25.8 pts
Median home value$76,900$238,600−$161,700
Median gross rent$750$1,195−$445
Owner-occupied73.5%68.5%+5.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%0.0%+9.3 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%50.3%−41.9 pts
Average commute21.920.1+1.7
Worked from home0.0%8.8%−8.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured20.2%4.4%+15.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024