COMPARING TWO PLACES
Roosevelt vs Mesa
PLACE A
Roosevelt, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Mesa, Washington
Roosevelt is 37% smaller than Mesa. Mesa earns more, with a median household income $36,056 higher. Roosevelt has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -21%).
ROOSEVELTMESADIFFERENCE
Total population247391−37% vs Mesa
Population density502236+266
Population growth2.4%-21.3%+23.7 pts
Median age44.216.5+27.7
Male55.4%61.2%−5.8 pts
Female44.6%38.8%+5.8 pts
Foreign-born0.0%23.3%−23.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic80.3%8.8%+71.5 pts
Black1.9%0.0%+1.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino14.1%86.9%−72.8 pts
Asian0.0%3.2%−3.2 pts
Other3.8%1.2%+2.6 pts
Median household income$47,000$83,056−$36,056
Per capita income$23,359$16,914+$6,445
Poverty rate21.3%48.0%−26.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4010.277+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher10.6%9.4%+1.2 pts
Graduate degree0.7%0.0%+0.7 pts
Unemployment rate14.0%20.8%−6.9 pts
Labor force participation54.1%62.2%−8.2 pts
Median home value$66,000$256,700−$190,700
Median gross rent$650$1,083−$433
Owner-occupied77.5%48.8%+28.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate35.0%0.0%+35.0 pts
Rent-burdened households16.7%13.6%+3.0 pts
Average commute28.621.9+6.7
Worked from home3.8%12.8%−9.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured16.9%14.3%+2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025