COMPARING TWO PLACES
Panama vs Denison
PLACE A
Panama, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Denison, Texas
Panama is 95% smaller than Denison. Denison earns more, with a median household income $20,229 higher. Denison has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -10%).
PANAMADENISONDIFFERENCE
Total population1,31426,822−95% vs Denison
Population density582924−343
Population growth-10.2%7.9%−18.1 pts
Median age31.540.4−8.9
Male53.4%47.6%+5.8 pts
Female46.6%52.4%−5.8 pts
Foreign-born1.5%6.3%−4.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%66.5%−0.4 pts
Black0.1%6.8%−6.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%16.2%−10.1 pts
Asian0.5%1.2%−0.7 pts
Other27.1%9.3%+17.9 pts
Median household income$47,136$67,365−$20,229
Per capita income$21,572$34,603−$13,031
Poverty rate29.0%15.0%+14.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.433−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%18.7%−11.7 pts
Graduate degree1.9%5.7%−3.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%4.6%+1.6 pts
Labor force participation56.5%59.4%−2.9 pts
Median home value$124,800$180,900−$56,100
Median gross rent$776$1,309−$533
Owner-occupied65.4%58.6%+6.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%8.9%+7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households60.5%47.1%+13.4 pts
Average commute26.219.4+6.8
Worked from home7.8%9.7%−1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.3%−0.3 pts
Uninsured17.9%14.9%+3.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025