COMPARING TWO PLACES
Putnam vs Brownwood
PLACE A
Putnam, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Brownwood, Texas
Putnam is 100% smaller than Brownwood. Putnam earns more, with a median household income $6,852 higher. Putnam has grown faster since 2000 (3% vs -2%).
PUTNAMBROWNWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population2618,635−100% vs Brownwood
Population density3061,249−943
Population growth3.4%-2.2%+5.7 pts
Median age55.037.6+17.4
Male35.3%48.6%−13.3 pts
Female64.7%51.4%+13.3 pts
Foreign-born0.0%5.1%−5.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.3%62.3%+23.9 pts
Black0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.7%28.9%−15.1 pts
Asian0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Other0.0%3.1%−3.1 pts
Median household income$55,833$48,981+$6,852
Per capita income$25,800$29,291−$3,491
Poverty rate9.8%20.9%−11.1 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3920.488−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%19.0%+26.7 pts
Graduate degree41.3%5.8%+35.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%4.8%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation36.2%59.1%−23.0 pts
Median home value$38,100$144,400−$106,300
Median gross rent$0$882−$882
Owner-occupied100.0%54.8%+45.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.3%14.7%+18.7 pts
Rent-burdened households100.0%52.8%+47.2 pts
Average commute10.314.1−3.8
Worked from home0.0%3.6%−3.6 pts
Public transit to work0.0%1.4%−1.4 pts
Uninsured2.0%14.9%−12.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025