COMPARING TWO PLACES
Oscoda vs Midland
PLACE A
Oscoda, Michigan
VS
PLACE B
Midland, Texas
Oscoda is 100% smaller than Midland. Midland earns more, with a median household income $42,784 higher. Midland has grown faster since 2000 (19% vs 1%).
OSCODAMIDLANDDIFFERENCE
Total population654147,615−100% vs Midland
Population density7521,943−1,191
Population growth1.4%19.2%−17.8 pts
Median age54.931.5+23.4
Male49.7%50.8%−1.1 pts
Female50.3%49.2%+1.1 pts
Foreign-born1.2%13.2%−11.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic81.5%41.3%+40.2 pts
Black0.9%7.4%−6.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.7%45.9%−39.2 pts
Asian0.0%2.6%−2.6 pts
Other10.9%2.8%+8.1 pts
Median household income$46,801$89,585−$42,784
Per capita income$44,795$49,879−$5,084
Poverty rate18.5%12.4%+6.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5810.496+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%33.7%−4.3 pts
Graduate degree9.8%9.7%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.5%−3.5 pts
Labor force participation46.9%70.3%−23.4 pts
Median home value$86,500$319,200−$232,700
Median gross rent$522$1,434−$912
Owner-occupied76.6%65.1%+11.5 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.5%6.7%+28.7 pts
Rent-burdened households17.5%50.6%−33.0 pts
Average commute12.420.1−7.7
Worked from home5.3%6.2%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured1.2%14.4%−13.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024