COMPARING TWO PLACES
Purcell vs Carl Junction
PLACE A
Purcell, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Carl Junction, Missouri
Purcell is 17% smaller than Carl Junction. Carl Junction earns more, with a median household income $19,422 higher.
PURCELLCARL JUNCTIONDIFFERENCE
Total population7,0308,484−17% vs Carl Junction
Population density4611,550−1,089
Population growth13.0%9.4%+3.7 pts
Median age35.035.9−0.9
Male49.1%48.1%+0.9 pts
Female50.9%51.9%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born6.2%1.5%+4.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.6%91.9%−24.3 pts
Black1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino16.4%3.8%+12.7 pts
Asian0.0%0.8%−0.8 pts
Other14.9%3.5%+11.4 pts
Median household income$63,457$82,879−$19,422
Per capita income$29,754$44,112−$14,358
Poverty rate14.0%8.4%+5.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4100.443−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%42.6%−25.4 pts
Graduate degree7.5%16.0%−8.6 pts
Unemployment rate4.0%0.6%+3.4 pts
Labor force participation59.6%70.9%−11.3 pts
Median home value$171,600$218,300−$46,700
Median gross rent$868$1,307−$439
Owner-occupied57.0%77.4%−20.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate8.8%6.0%+2.9 pts
Rent-burdened households53.8%42.9%+10.9 pts
Average commute19.222.9−3.7
Worked from home8.0%8.9%−1.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured14.4%6.6%+7.8 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025