COMPARING TWO PLACES
Porter vs Muskogee
PLACE A
Porter, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Porter is 98% smaller than Muskogee. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Porter has grown faster since 2000 (-1% vs -6%).
PORTERMUSKOGEEDIFFERENCE
Total population65636,760−98% vs Muskogee
Population density383856−472
Population growth-0.9%-6.0%+5.1 pts
Median age42.335.9+6.4
Male48.3%47.8%+0.5 pts
Female51.7%52.2%−0.5 pts
Foreign-born3.2%3.7%−0.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.2%48.7%+12.5 pts
Black1.8%14.9%−13.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%9.4%−5.9 pts
Asian0.3%1.0%−0.7 pts
Other33.2%26.1%+7.2 pts
Median household income$49,444$50,213−$769
Per capita income$26,102$25,575+$527
Poverty rate15.8%24.1%−8.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.443Even
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%18.7%−7.3 pts
Graduate degree3.3%5.7%−2.4 pts
Unemployment rate11.3%6.7%+4.6 pts
Labor force participation55.8%56.5%−0.7 pts
Median home value$104,100$146,100−$42,000
Median gross rent$756$858−$102
Owner-occupied72.0%55.0%+16.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%13.4%+5.2 pts
Rent-burdened households14.5%45.4%−30.9 pts
Average commute29.819.3+10.5
Worked from home3.3%7.6%−4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured19.1%14.5%+4.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025