COMPARING TWO PLACES
Snyder vs Lamesa
PLACE A
Snyder, Oklahoma
VS
PLACE B
Lamesa, Texas
Snyder is 85% smaller than Lamesa. Lamesa earns more, with a median household income $7,908 higher.
SNYDERLAMESADIFFERENCE
Total population1,2148,103−85% vs Lamesa
Population density1,0071,587−579
Population growth-6.7%-7.9%+1.3 pts
Median age36.534.2+2.3
Male47.8%49.1%−1.3 pts
Female52.2%50.9%+1.3 pts
Foreign-born2.3%5.6%−3.3 pts
White, non-Hispanic67.9%27.0%+41.0 pts
Black1.7%2.9%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino17.5%68.5%−51.0 pts
Asian1.0%0.7%+0.3 pts
Other11.9%0.9%+11.0 pts
Median household income$41,099$49,007−$7,908
Per capita income$21,759$29,918−$8,159
Poverty rate22.7%22.7%+0.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4210.514−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%13.8%+3.7 pts
Graduate degree2.4%3.2%−0.7 pts
Unemployment rate2.6%7.3%−4.8 pts
Labor force participation45.8%63.3%−17.5 pts
Median home value$102,400$95,000+$7,400
Median gross rent$651$813−$162
Owner-occupied63.5%69.3%−5.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate27.3%16.3%+11.0 pts
Rent-burdened households51.9%41.5%+10.3 pts
Average commute24.724.9−0.2
Worked from home11.2%3.7%+7.4 pts
Public transit to work1.7%0.0%+1.7 pts
Uninsured11.1%20.1%−9.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025