COMPARING TWO PLACES
Snyder vs Abilene
PLACE A
Snyder, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Abilene, Texas
Snyder is 99% smaller than Abilene. Abilene earns more, with a median household income $21,549 higher. Abilene has grown faster since 2000 (7% vs -7%).
SNYDERABILENEDIFFERENCE
Total population1,214131,588−99% vs Abilene
Population density1,0071,234−226
Population growth-6.7%6.9%−13.6 pts
Median age36.532.8+3.7
Male47.8%51.4%−3.6 pts
Female52.2%48.6%+3.6 pts
Foreign-born2.3%7.4%−5.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.9%56.8%+11.2 pts
Black1.7%9.8%−8.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.5%27.1%−9.6 pts
Asian1.0%2.3%−1.3 pts
Other11.9%4.1%+7.8 pts
Median household income$41,099$62,648−$21,549
Per capita income$21,759$31,321−$9,562
Poverty rate22.7%16.1%+6.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.447−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%27.3%−9.8 pts
Graduate degree2.4%9.6%−7.2 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%3.0%−0.5 pts
Labor force participation45.8%61.5%−15.7 pts
Median home value$102,400$183,700−$81,300
Median gross rent$651$1,157−$506
Owner-occupied63.5%56.1%+7.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.3%11.7%+15.5 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%48.6%+3.3 pts
Average commute24.715.6+9.1
Worked from home11.2%8.4%+2.8 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.4%+1.3 pts
Uninsured11.1%15.0%−3.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025