COMPARING TWO PLACES
Red Oak vs Lancaster
PLACE A
Red Oak, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Red Oak is 99% smaller than Lancaster. Lancaster earns more, with a median household income $28,227 higher.
RED OAKLANCASTERDIFFERENCE
Total population53558,366−99% vs Lancaster
Population density4578,076−7,619
Population growth-2.2%-2.2%−0.0 pts
Median age37.332.2+5.1
Male50.8%48.3%+2.5 pts
Female49.2%51.7%−2.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%13.4%−13.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic66.2%39.7%+26.6 pts
Black0.0%12.0%−12.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.8%40.6%−34.8 pts
Asian0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Other28.0%4.8%+23.2 pts
Median household income$35,463$63,690−$28,227
Per capita income$18,742$31,159−$12,417
Poverty rate29.1%20.3%+8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4730.443+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%29.4%−19.5 pts
Graduate degree3.0%10.2%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.3%8.1%−3.8 pts
Labor force participation36.8%68.6%−31.8 pts
Median home value$71,300$219,500−$148,200
Median gross rent$713$1,240−$527
Owner-occupied69.4%48.6%+20.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate16.0%4.7%+11.3 pts
Rent-burdened households33.3%45.4%−12.0 pts
Average commute25.523.6+1.9
Worked from home2.3%10.3%−8.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%4.3%−4.3 pts
Uninsured13.7%7.3%+6.4 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025