COMPARING TWO PLACES
Porter vs Willmar
PLACE A
Porter, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Willmar, Minnesota
Porter is 97% smaller than Willmar. Willmar earns more, with a median household income $12,836 higher. Willmar has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -1%).
PORTERWILLMARDIFFERENCE
Total population65622,001−97% vs Willmar
Population density3831,546−1,163
Population growth-0.9%7.2%−8.0 pts
Median age42.335.5+6.8
Male48.3%47.6%+0.7 pts
Female51.7%52.4%−0.7 pts
Foreign-born3.2%17.7%−14.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic61.2%58.5%+2.7 pts
Black1.8%9.8%−8.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino3.5%25.6%−22.1 pts
Asian0.3%2.5%−2.1 pts
Other33.2%3.6%+29.6 pts
Median household income$49,444$62,280−$12,836
Per capita income$26,102$31,826−$5,724
Poverty rate15.8%13.1%+2.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4350.413+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%25.3%−13.9 pts
Graduate degree3.3%6.7%−3.4 pts
Unemployment rate11.3%4.8%+6.5 pts
Labor force participation55.8%63.8%−8.0 pts
Median home value$104,100$198,400−$94,300
Median gross rent$756$910−$154
Owner-occupied72.0%59.4%+12.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate18.5%6.4%+12.2 pts
Rent-burdened households14.5%41.6%−27.1 pts
Average commute29.812.6+17.2
Worked from home3.3%8.2%−5.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.9%−0.9 pts
Uninsured19.1%8.4%+10.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025