COMPARING TWO PLACES
Pocola vs Greenwood
PLACE A
Pocola, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Greenwood, South Carolina
Pocola is 80% smaller than Greenwood. Pocola earns more, with a median household income $9,395 higher. Pocola has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -3%).
POCOLAGREENWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population4,66022,745−80% vs Greenwood
Population density1541,364−1,210
Population growth4.9%-2.9%+7.8 pts
Median age38.734.3+4.4
Male49.7%46.1%+3.6 pts
Female50.3%53.9%−3.6 pts
Foreign-born2.0%4.2%−2.2 pts
White, non-Hispanic75.3%36.6%+38.7 pts
Black1.6%49.8%−48.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino4.4%10.9%−6.5 pts
Asian0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Other18.7%1.6%+17.1 pts
Median household income$50,545$41,150+$9,395
Per capita income$25,559$22,043+$3,516
Poverty rate17.4%21.6%−4.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3990.421−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%17.6%−4.7 pts
Graduate degree2.6%7.2%−4.6 pts
Unemployment rate2.9%8.7%−5.8 pts
Labor force participation55.8%54.2%+1.6 pts
Median home value$151,100$136,300+$14,800
Median gross rent$826$839−$13
Owner-occupied70.1%43.4%+26.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%10.7%−1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households33.1%42.5%−9.4 pts
Average commute17.517.9−0.3
Worked from home5.8%3.0%+2.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured12.2%8.4%+3.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025