COMPARING TWO PLACES
Okemah vs Sapulpa
PLACE A
Okemah, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Okemah is 87% smaller than Sapulpa. Sapulpa earns more, with a median household income $31,431 higher. Sapulpa has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -5%).
OKEMAHSAPULPADIFFERENCE
Total population3,09123,695−87% vs Sapulpa
Population density9961,007−11
Population growth-4.6%6.7%−11.4 pts
Median age36.539.8−3.3
Male48.2%48.0%+0.1 pts
Female51.8%52.0%−0.1 pts
Foreign-born0.3%3.1%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.2%69.1%−9.9 pts
Black2.3%2.7%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.5%6.9%−2.3 pts
Asian0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Other34.0%19.9%+14.1 pts
Median household income$32,386$63,817−$31,431
Per capita income$19,795$33,416−$13,621
Poverty rate38.6%14.2%+24.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4690.432+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%20.1%−8.2 pts
Graduate degree4.4%5.7%−1.3 pts
Unemployment rate1.5%3.2%−1.7 pts
Labor force participation46.7%59.1%−12.4 pts
Median home value$79,300$171,600−$92,300
Median gross rent$726$1,057−$331
Owner-occupied40.7%65.6%−24.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.2%8.7%+7.5 pts
Rent-burdened households36.1%40.0%−3.9 pts
Average commute17.822.0−4.2
Worked from home9.0%8.1%+0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured15.7%9.0%+6.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025