COMPARING TWO PLACES
Seminole vs Lamesa
PLACE A
Seminole, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Lamesa, Texas
Seminole is 9% smaller than Lamesa. Lamesa earns more, with a median household income $9,886 higher.
SEMINOLELAMESADIFFERENCE
Total population7,3938,103−9% vs Lamesa
Population density5221,587−1,065
Population growth-4.6%-7.9%+3.4 pts
Median age33.134.2−1.1
Male46.3%49.1%−2.8 pts
Female53.7%50.9%+2.8 pts
Foreign-born2.8%5.6%−2.8 pts
White, non-Hispanic59.0%27.0%+32.1 pts
Black4.6%2.9%+1.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%68.5%−62.5 pts
Asian0.1%0.7%−0.6 pts
Other30.2%0.9%+29.3 pts
Median household income$39,121$49,007−$9,886
Per capita income$21,703$29,918−$8,215
Poverty rate27.9%22.7%+5.2 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4410.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%13.8%+0.5 pts
Graduate degree3.7%3.2%+0.6 pts
Unemployment rate7.4%7.3%+0.0 pts
Labor force participation54.0%63.3%−9.3 pts
Median home value$103,600$95,000+$8,600
Median gross rent$744$813−$69
Owner-occupied56.9%69.3%−12.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.4%16.3%−1.9 pts
Rent-burdened households42.5%41.5%+1.0 pts
Average commute17.224.9−7.8
Worked from home4.0%3.7%+0.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured17.5%20.1%−2.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025