COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mead vs Sherman
PLACE A
Mead, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sherman, Mississippi
Mead is 64% smaller than Sherman. Mead earns more, with a median household income $18,750 higher. Mead has grown faster since 2000 (86% vs -8%).
MEADSHERMANDIFFERENCE
Total population248680−64% vs Sherman
Population density775391+384
Population growth86.1%-7.7%+93.8 pts
Median age41.934.5+7.4
Male43.3%39.1%+4.2 pts
Female56.7%60.9%−4.2 pts
Foreign-born0.3%0.4%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic55.8%83.3%−27.5 pts
Black1.2%12.3%−11.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%0.7%+5.4 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other36.5%3.7%+32.8 pts
Median household income$71,154$52,404+$18,750
Per capita income$27,070$28,140−$1,070
Poverty rate17.8%22.8%−5.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2900.410−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher9.4%14.2%−4.9 pts
Graduate degree1.7%4.4%−2.7 pts
Unemployment rate8.3%6.2%+2.2 pts
Labor force participation54.3%65.7%−11.4 pts
Median home value$76,900$158,900−$82,000
Median gross rent$750$982−$232
Owner-occupied73.5%58.1%+15.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.3%16.5%−7.1 pts
Rent-burdened households8.3%44.7%−36.4 pts
Average commute21.923.5−1.7
Worked from home0.0%0.0%Even
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured20.2%9.4%+10.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025