COMPARING TWO PLACES
Roby vs Sweetwater
PLACE A
Roby, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Sweetwater, Oklahoma
Roby is 461% larger than Sweetwater. Roby earns more, with a median household income $4,550 higher. Sweetwater has grown faster since 2000 (17% vs -8%).
ROBYSWEETWATERDIFFERENCE
Total population589105+461% vs Sweetwater
Population density8197+813
Population growth-8.1%17.2%−25.3 pts
Median age36.939.0−2.1
Male54.1%54.6%−0.6 pts
Female45.9%45.4%+0.6 pts
Foreign-born2.7%0.0%+2.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic71.6%95.4%−23.8 pts
Black1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Hispanic / Latino23.1%4.6%+18.5 pts
Asian1.0%0.0%+1.0 pts
Other3.2%0.0%+3.2 pts
Median household income$59,758$55,208+$4,550
Per capita income$27,354$30,938−$3,584
Poverty rate19.3%0.0%+19.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3370.265+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%42.9%−29.4 pts
Graduate degree5.9%14.3%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%0.0%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation68.7%72.4%−3.7 pts
Median home value$45,800$106,900−$61,100
Median gross rent$593$945−$352
Owner-occupied75.0%22.8%+52.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.4%13.6%+1.8 pts
Rent-burdened households18.9%0.0%+18.9 pts
Average commute18.212.5+5.7
Worked from home4.5%0.0%+4.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.4%1.9%+14.5 pts
Population, 2009 – 2025