COMPARING TWO PLACES
Perkins vs Poplar Bluff
PLACE A
Perkins, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Poplar Bluff, Missouri
Perkins is 80% smaller than Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff earns more, with a median household income $6,485 higher. Perkins has grown faster since 2000 (13% vs -5%).
PERKINSPOPLAR BLUFFDIFFERENCE
Total population3,27116,295−80% vs Poplar Bluff
Population density1,1211,240−120
Population growth13.2%-4.7%+17.9 pts
Median age26.137.3−11.2
Male43.5%48.2%−4.6 pts
Female56.5%51.8%+4.6 pts
Foreign-born0.6%1.4%−0.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic78.9%78.5%+0.4 pts
Black0.0%9.1%−9.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.7%2.4%+1.3 pts
Asian0.6%0.9%−0.3 pts
Other16.7%9.1%+7.7 pts
Median household income$35,456$41,941−$6,485
Per capita income$19,710$22,619−$2,909
Poverty rate32.0%20.8%+11.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4660.461Even
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%14.4%+6.6 pts
Graduate degree5.8%5.0%+0.8 pts
Unemployment rate4.2%4.9%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation65.3%51.6%+13.7 pts
Median home value$172,200$119,800+$52,400
Median gross rent$838$760+$78
Owner-occupied61.2%53.1%+8.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.4%15.7%−6.3 pts
Rent-burdened households52.6%50.0%+2.5 pts
Average commute21.617.6+4.0
Worked from home16.9%3.7%+13.2 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Uninsured23.6%15.2%+8.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025