COMPARING TWO PLACES
Putnam vs Abilene
PLACE A
Putnam, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
Putnam is 100% smaller than Abilene. Abilene earns more, with a median household income $6,815 higher.
PUTNAMABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population26131,588−100% vs Abilene
Population density3061,234−928
Population growth3.4%6.9%−3.5 pts
Median age55.032.8+22.2
Male35.3%51.4%−16.1 pts
Female64.7%48.6%+16.1 pts
Foreign-born0.0%7.4%−7.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%56.8%+29.5 pts
Black0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.7%27.1%−13.4 pts
Asian0.0%2.3%−2.3 pts
Other0.0%4.1%−4.1 pts
Median household income$55,833$62,648−$6,815
Per capita income$25,800$31,321−$5,521
Poverty rate9.8%16.1%−6.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.447−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%27.3%+18.3 pts
Graduate degree41.3%9.6%+31.7 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%3.0%−3.0 pts
Labor force participation36.2%61.5%−25.4 pts
Median home value$38,100$183,700−$145,600
Median gross rent$0$1,157−$1,157
Owner-occupied100.0%56.1%+43.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.3%11.7%+21.6 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%48.6%+51.4 pts
Average commute10.315.6−5.3
Worked from home0.0%8.4%−8.4 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.4%−0.4 pts
Uninsured2.0%15.0%−13.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025