COMPARING TWO PLACES
Panama vs Edwardsville
PLACE A
Panama, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Edwardsville, Pennsylvania
Panama is 73% smaller than Edwardsville. Panama earns more, with a median household income $2,270 higher. Edwardsville has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -10%).
PANAMAEDWARDSVILLEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3144,927−73% vs Edwardsville
Population density5824,158−3,576
Population growth-10.2%2.3%−12.5 pts
Median age31.539.9−8.4
Male53.4%43.3%+10.1 pts
Female46.6%56.7%−10.1 pts
Foreign-born1.5%3.1%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%66.2%−0.1 pts
Black0.1%14.5%−14.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%13.7%−7.6 pts
Asian0.5%0.0%+0.5 pts
Other27.1%5.6%+21.5 pts
Median household income$47,136$44,866+$2,270
Per capita income$21,572$28,870−$7,298
Poverty rate29.0%26.1%+2.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.475−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%10.9%−3.9 pts
Graduate degree1.9%3.2%−1.2 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%12.5%−6.3 pts
Labor force participation56.5%66.7%−10.1 pts
Median home value$124,800$123,200+$1,600
Median gross rent$776$1,069−$293
Owner-occupied65.4%45.5%+19.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%7.2%+9.1 pts
Rent-burdened households60.5%55.8%+4.7 pts
Average commute26.219.0+7.3
Worked from home7.8%5.7%+2.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.9%4.9%+13.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025