COMPARING TWO PLACES
Panama vs Sallisaw
PLACE A
Panama, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Sallisaw, Oklahoma
Panama is 85% smaller than Sallisaw. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Sallisaw has grown faster since 2000 (-4% vs -10%).
PANAMASALLISAWDIFFERENCE
Total population1,3148,790−85% vs Sallisaw
Population density582634−52
Population growth-10.2%-4.2%−6.0 pts
Median age31.535.8−4.3
Male53.4%48.5%+5.0 pts
Female46.6%51.5%−5.0 pts
Foreign-born1.5%1.7%−0.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.1%57.2%+9.0 pts
Black0.1%1.6%−1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.1%6.0%+0.1 pts
Asian0.5%0.2%+0.3 pts
Other27.1%35.1%−7.9 pts
Median household income$47,136$48,036−$900
Per capita income$21,572$24,166−$2,594
Poverty rate29.0%29.5%−0.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3760.451−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher7.0%14.4%−7.4 pts
Graduate degree1.9%4.7%−2.8 pts
Unemployment rate6.2%4.8%+1.4 pts
Labor force participation56.5%53.0%+3.5 pts
Median home value$124,800$134,100−$9,300
Median gross rent$776$826−$50
Owner-occupied65.4%53.9%+11.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.3%10.2%+6.0 pts
Rent-burdened households60.5%41.1%+19.4 pts
Average commute26.219.0+7.2
Worked from home7.8%5.0%+2.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured17.9%16.6%+1.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025