COMPARING TWO PLACES
Porter vs Shelton
PLACE A
Porter, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Shelton, Washington
Porter is 94% smaller than Shelton. Shelton earns more, with a median household income $20,154 higher. Shelton has grown faster since 2000 (5% vs -1%).
PORTERSHELTONDIFFERENCE
Total population65610,921−94% vs Shelton
Population density3831,878−1,494
Population growth-0.9%5.5%−6.3 pts
Median age42.332.5+9.8
Male48.3%48.0%+0.3 pts
Female51.7%52.0%−0.3 pts
Foreign-born3.2%14.2%−11.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.2%63.3%−2.1 pts
Black1.8%0.3%+1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%28.2%−24.7 pts
Asian0.3%0.9%−0.5 pts
Other33.2%7.4%+25.9 pts
Median household income$49,444$69,598−$20,154
Per capita income$26,102$28,515−$2,413
Poverty rate15.8%17.4%−1.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.411+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%18.1%−6.7 pts
Graduate degree3.3%3.6%−0.3 pts
Unemployment rate11.3%3.8%+7.5 pts
Labor force participation55.8%55.4%+0.4 pts
Median home value$104,100$345,700−$241,600
Median gross rent$756$1,365−$609
Owner-occupied72.0%62.0%+10.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%8.8%+9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households14.5%50.6%−36.1 pts
Average commute29.825.1+4.7
Worked from home3.3%9.2%−6.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.6%−0.6 pts
Uninsured19.1%9.3%+9.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025